Julien Bargeton (; born 29 March 1973) is a French politician who served as a

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for

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from

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. A former member of the

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(PS), which he left in 2017 to join

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(LREM, later Renaissance), he previously served as Deputy Mayor of Paris for Transport (2012–2014) under

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and for Finance (2014–2017) under

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. Since 2024, he has presided over the

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Career

A 2000 graduate of the

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, Bargeton joined the

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as a financial magistrate prior to his involvement in politics. On 29 March 2008, shortly after his election to the

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for the Socialist Party, he assumed the first deputy mayorship of the

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, a position he held until 5 April 2014. On 9 July 2012, he was named Deputy Mayor of Paris for Transport by Mayor

, succeeding Annick Lepetit. On 5 April 2014, he was named Deputy Mayor of Paris for Finance by newly-elected Mayor

, a position he held until his resignation on 6 October 2017 following him taking a seat in the

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, to which he was elected for La République En Marche!, which he had joined that year. The list he headed placed third, with 11.3% of the vote. Bargeton subsequently returned to the Council of Paris as president of a new group for La République En Marche!, Democrats and Progressists, on 20 November 2017. Elected to the

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, he left the Council of Paris on 28 June 2020 following the 2020 municipal election. In 2023, he lost his Senate seat, as the list he led placed fourth with 6% of the vote. In 2024, he was appointed by President

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to preside over the

, an ''

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'' under the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bargeton, Julien 1973 births Living people Socialist Party (France) politicians Renaissance (French political party) politicians Politicians from Paris Sciences Po alumni ESSEC Business School alumni École nationale d'administration alumni Judges of the Court of Audit (France) French senators of the Fifth Republic Senators of Paris Councillors of Paris Members of the Regional Council of Île-de-France