Claude Goasguen
French politician (1945–2020)
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Claude Goasguen (12 March 1945 – 28 May 2020) was a French politician who served as a member of the National Assembly for Paris from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1997 until his death in 2020. A member of The Republicans, he also briefly was Minister of Reform of the State, Decentralisation and Citizenship in 1995 under Prime Minister Alain Juppé.[1][2][3]
Claude Goasguen | |
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Goasguen in 2008 | |
| Mayor of the 16th arrondissement of Paris | |
| In office 19 March 2008 – 11 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre-Christian Taittinger |
| Succeeded by | Danièle Giazzi |
| Minister of Reform of the State, Decentralisation and Citizenship | |
| In office 18 May 1995 – 7 November 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Alain Juppé |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Dominique Perben |
| Member of the National Assembly for Paris | |
| 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 | 12 March 1945 |
| Died | 28 May 2020 (aged 75) Issy-les-Moulineaux, France |
| Cause of death | Cardiac arrest |
| Party | Independent Republicans (1966–1977) Centre of Social Democrats (1977–1995) Democratic Force (1995–1997) Liberal Democracy (1997–2002) UMP (2002–2015) The Republicans (2015–2020) |
| Education | Lycée Henri-IV |
| Alma mater | Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Biography
Early years
Claude Goasguen was born in Toulon, Var.[3] He received a Doctorate in Law from Panthéon-Assas University.[3] From 1976 to 1986, he taught at Paris 13 University, and he served as the Dean of the Law School from 1982 to 1984.[3] From 1986 to 1988, he served as advisor to the Minister of National Education, René Monory, with regards to the links between universities and the private sector, and professional training.[3] From December 1987 to January 1991, he served as university rector.[3]
Cabinet member
From May to November 1995, Goasguen served as Minister of State Reforms, Decentralisation and Citizenship under Prime Minister Juppé.[3] From April 1996 to May 1998, he was secretary general of the now-defunct FD and its successor the UDF; from June 1998 to April 2002, he was vice-president and spokesperson of the now-defunct Liberal Democracy.[3] From 2003, he 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]
