Philippe Duron (born 19 June 1947) is a French politician. He was the

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Caen Caen (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Calvados (department), Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inha ...

between 2008 and 2014 and deputy for Calvados's 1st constituency. Philippe Duron received a degree in

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in 1975 and was a teacher in

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and the Lycée Augustin-Fresnel in

until 1997. His political models are Pierre Mendès France and

François Mitterrand François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (26 October 19168 January 1996) was a French politician and statesman who served as President of France from 1981 to 1995, the longest holder of that position in the history of France. As a former First ...

. As first secretary of the Socialist Party in Calvados, he has been successful in uniting the parties on the left in all of Lower Normandy. He was elected president of the regional council of Lower Normandy on March 28, 2004, the first member of France's Socialist Party to be elected to this office. He defeated the incumbent for 18 years, René Garrec. Philippe Duron has also been the

of Louvigny ( Calvados), and was elected mayor of Caen on 16 March 2008. He served as deputy to the

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from 1997 to 2001, and again from 2007 to 2017. Due to the limits on the number of elected positions that can be held simultaneously in France, he stepped down from the regional presidency on 3 April 2008.

References

Normandie Magazine
April–May 2004, No. 192. Retrieved June 12, 2005
L'Express.fr
February 23, 2004. Retrieved June 12, 2005. {{DEFAULTSORT:Duron, Philippe 1947 births Living people Mayors of Caen Presidents of French regions and overseas collectivities People from Antony, Hauts-de-Seine Members of Parliament for Calvados Politicians from Normandy Socialist Party (France) politicians University of Caen Normandy alumni Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic