Pierre Bourguignon (6 February 1942 – 27 March 2019) was a French politician who was a member of the

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from 1981 to 1993, then from 1997 to 2012. He represented the

Seine-Maritime Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inf� ...

department, and was a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche group. He was member of

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throughout his time serving in the National Assembly. Bourguignon was mayor of

Sotteville-lès-Rouen Sotteville-lès-Rouen (, literally ''Sotteville near Rouen'') is a commune and railway town in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography It is the largest suburb of the city of Rouen and adjacent to it, ...

from 1989 to 2014.

Personal life

Bourguignon was born in

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France. It is in the prefecture of Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one ...

, and was educated at the

Lycée Pierre-Corneille The Lycée Pierre-Corneille (; also known as the Lycée Corneille) is a state secondary school located in the city of Rouen, France. Founded by the Jesuits in 1593, the school was secularized following the 1905 French law on the Separation of th ...

in Rouen.Lycée Pierre Corneille de Rouen - History
/ref> Bourguignon died of a heart attack on 27 March 2019 in

Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf (, literally ''Saint-Aubin near Elbeuf'') is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A light industrial town situated in a meander of the river Seine, some south o ...

, Seine-Maritime, at the age of 77.

References

1942 births 2019 deaths Politicians from Rouen Unified Socialist Party (France) politicians Socialist Party (France) politicians Deputies of the 7th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 8th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 9th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Mayors of places in Normandy Lycée Pierre-Corneille alumni Officers of the Legion of Honour {{France-politician-Socialist-stub