Summary
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 | |
|---|---|
 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 Bizerte, Tunisia |
| Political party | Socialist Party Génération.s |
| Alma mater | Paul Sabatier University |
Early life edit
Cohen was born in Bizerte, a town in North Tunisia to a Tunisian Jewish father and French Catholic mother.[2]
Political career edit
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 edit
Media related to Pierre Cohen at Wikimedia Commons
References edit
- ^ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ Marti, Sebastien (2 January 2008). "Pierre Cohen, le candidat PS côté cœur". ladepeche.fr. La Depeche. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ Grégoire Poussielgue and Pierre-Alain Furbury (15 December 2016), Primaire du PS : Valls engrange les soutiens Les Échos.