Pierre Cohen
French politician
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Pierre Cohen (born 20 March 1950) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Haute-Garonne department,[1] and is a member of the Socialist, Radical, Citizen and Miscellaneous Left group.
Pierre Cohen | |
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 Pierre Cohen in 2010 | |
| Mayor of Toulouse | |
| In office 21 March 2008 – 4 April 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Luc Moudenc |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Luc Moudenc |
| Member of the National Assembly for Haute-Garonne's 3rd constituency | |
| In office 12 June 1997 – 19 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Serge Didier |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Luc Moudenc |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1950 |
| Party | Socialist Party Génération.s |
| Alma mater | Paul Sabatier University |
Early life
Cohen was born in Bizerte, a town in North Tunisia to a Tunisian Jewish father and French Catholic mother.[2]
Political career
In the 2008 French municipal elections, Cohen became mayor of Toulouse when he narrowly defeated UMP incumbent Jean-Luc Moudenc. However, at the next elections in 2014, Moudenc defeated Cohen in a rematch to re-take the job.
Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2017 primaries, Cohen endorsed Benoît Hamon as the party's candidate for the presidential election later that year.[3]
See also
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