Pierre Cohen

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.

For the French film director born Pierre Cohen, see Pierre Chenal.

Pierre Cohen
Pierre Cohen in 2010
Mayor of Toulouse
In office
21 March 2008 – 4 April 2014
Preceded byJean-Luc Moudenc
Succeeded byJean-Luc Moudenc
Member of the National Assembly
for Haute-Garonne's 3rd constituency
In office
12 June 1997 – 19 June 2012
Preceded bySerge Didier
Succeeded byJean-Luc Moudenc
Personal details
Born (1950-03-20) 20 March 1950
Bizerte, Tunisia
NationalityFrench
Political partySocialist Party
Génération.s
Alma materPaul Sabatier University

Early life

Cohen was born in Bizerte, a town in North Tunisia to a Tunisian Jewish father and French Catholic mother.[2]

Mayor of Toulouse

In the 2008 French municipal elections, he 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.

See also

Media related to Pierre Cohen at Wikimedia Commons

References
  1. "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  2. Marti, Sebastien (2 January 2008). "Pierre Cohen, le candidat PS côté cœur". ladepeche.fr. La Depeche. Retrieved 29 March 2012.

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