Philippe Goujon (born 30 April 1954) is a French politician who served as the member of the

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for the twelfth constituency of

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from 1993 to 1995 and again from 2007 until 2017. A member of The Republicans, he has been Mayor of the

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since 2008.

Career

Goujon first replaced

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in the National Assembly in 1993 upon his appointment as

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. A member of the

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(RPR) until 2002, he was elected to the

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in the 2004 election for the

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(UMP), before returning to the National Assembly for two full terms after Balladur's retirement from politics in 2007. Goujon was defeated in the 2017 legislative election by

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, running for

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(LREM). Elected Mayor of the

in the 2008 municipal election and reelected in

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, he lost his party's renomination in

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to Agnès Evren. Although she beat him in the first round of the election after he chose to run nevertheless as an Independent with the support of the

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(MoDem) and Agir, they both advanced to the second round before a policy agreement was reached which would let Goujon remain in office for a third term while Evren would withdraw her candidacy and continue as a

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(MEP).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goujon, Philippe 1954 births Living people Lycée Henri-IV alumni Sciences Po alumni Politicians from Paris The Republicans (France) politicians Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Senators of Paris Mayors of arrondissements of Paris Members of Parliament for Paris