Claude Goasguen
Claude Goasguen | |
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In office 12 June 1997 – 28 May 2020 | |
Preceded by | Georges Mesmin |
Succeeded by | Sandra Boëlle |
Constituency | 14th |
In office 2 May 1993 – 18 June 1995 | |
Preceded by | Jacques Toubon |
Succeeded by | Jacques Toubon |
Constituency | 10th |
Councillor of Paris | |
In office 1983–2020 | |
Mayor | Jacques Chirac Jean Tiberi Bertrand Delanoë Anne Hidalgo |
Personal details | |
Born | Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University | 12 March 1945
Profession | Lawyer |
Claude Goasguen (12 March 1945 – 28 May 2020) was a French politician who served as a
Biography
Early years
Claude Goasguen was born in
Cabinet member
From May to November 1995, he was Minister of State Reforms, Decentralisation and Citizenship.[3] From April 1996 to May 1998, he was the General Secretary of the now defunct UDF, and from June 1998 to April 2002, he was vice-president and spokesperson of the defunct Liberal Democracy.[3] Since 2003, he has also worked as a lawyer in Paris.[3]
He was well known for his controversial comments on the Palestinian people[4] and on the Muslim community living in France.[5]
Goasguen was a vigorous supporter of oppressed Christian minorities in the Near East and has spoken prominently at public meetings concerning them in Autumn 2015. He was a recipient of the Legion of Honour.[3] He died on 28 May 2020 in Issy-les-Moulineaux at the age of 75 from a heart attack after having contracted COVID-19 earlier in March during the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[6] He was replaced in the Assembly by Sandra Boëlle.[7]
References
- National Assemblywebpage (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS". National Assembly of France (in French). 17 June 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Claude Goasguen Portrait". claude-goasguen.org (in French). Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- Rue 89 (in French). Archivedfrom the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "L'UMP Claude Goasguen mis en cause pour des propos anti-musulmans". Le Parisien (in French). 17 February 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Claude Goasguen, député Les Républicains de Paris, est mort". Le Monde (in French). 28 May 2020.
- ^ ActeursPublics. "Après le décès de Claude Goasguen, sa suppléante prend la relève à l'Assemblée nationale | Nominations | Acteurs Publics". Après le décès de Claude Goasguen, sa suppléante prend la relève à l'Assemblée nationale | Nominations | Acteurs Publics (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-18.