Philippe Duron

Philippe Duron (born 19 June 1947) is a French politician. He was the mayor of Caen between 2008 and 2014 and deputy for Calvados's 1st constituency.

Philippe Duron
Member of the National Assembly for Calvados's 1st constituency
In office 20 June 2007 – 20 June 2017
Preceded by	Brigitte Le Brethon
Succeeded by	Fabrice Le Vigoureux
In office 12 June 1997 – 19 June 2002
Preceded by	Francis Saint-Ellier
Succeeded by	Brigitte Le Brethon
Mayor of Caen
In office 23 March 2008 – 5 April 2014
Preceded by	Brigitte Le Brethon
Succeeded by	Joël Bruneau
President of the Regional Council of Lower Normandy
In office 2004–2008
Preceded by	René Garrec
Succeeded by	Laurent Beauvais
Mayor of Louvigny
In office 1989–2004
Preceded by	Joseph Decaen
Succeeded by	Patrick Ledoux
Personal details
Born	(1947-06-19) 19 June 1947 Antony, France
Nationality	French
Political party	Socialist Party
Alma mater	University of Caen
Profession	Teacher

Philippe Duron received a degree in history in 1975 and was a teacher until 1997. His political models are Pierre Mendès France and François Mitterrand. As first secretary of the Socialist Party in Calvados, he has been successful in uniting the parties on the left in all of Lower Normandy.

He was elected president of the regional council of Lower Normandy on March 28, 2004, the first member of France's Socialist Party to be elected to this office. He defeated the incumbent for 18 years, René Garrec.

Philippe Duron has also been the mayor of Louvigny (Calvados), and was elected mayor of Caen on 16 March 2008.

He served as deputy to the National Assembly from 1997 to 2001, and again from 2007 to 2017.

Due to the limits on the number of elected positions that can be held simultaneously in France, he stepped down from the regional presidency on 3 April 2008.