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Philippe Séguin | |
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.jpg) Séguin in 1997 | |
| First President of theCourt of Audit | |
| In office 21 July 2004 – 7 January 2010 | |
| Preceded by | François Logerot |
| Succeeded by | Didier Migaud |
| President of the National Assembly | |
| In office 2 April 1993 – 12 June 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Henri Emmanuelli |
| Succeeded by | Laurent Fabius |
| President ofRally for the Republic | |
| In office 6 July 1997 – 16 April 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Alain Juppé |
| Succeeded by | Michèle Alliot-Marie |
| Minister for Social Affairs and Employment | |
| In office 20 March 1986 – 12 May 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacques Chirac |
| Preceded by | Georgina Dufoix |
| Succeeded by | Michel Delebarre |
| Member of theNational Assembly forVosges's 1st constituency | |
| In office 19 March 1978 – 1 April 1986 | |
| In office 12 June 1988 – 18 June 2002 | |
| Mayor ofÉpinal | |
| In office 18 March 1983 – 9 November 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Blanck |
| Succeeded by | Michel Heinrich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1943-04-21)21 April 1943 |
| Died | 7 January 2010(2010-01-07) (aged 66) |
| Nationality | French |
| Party | Union for the New Republic (1958–1968) Union of Democrats for the Republic (1968–1976) Rally for the Republic (1976–1999) |
| Children | Catherine Séguin |
| Relatives | Franck Robine (son-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po Aix,ÉNA |
Philippe Séguin (French pronunciation:[filipseɡɛ̃]; 21 April 1943 – 7 January 2010) was a French political figure who was President of theNational Assembly from 1993 to 1997 and President of theCour des Comptes of France from 2004 to 2010.
He entered the Court of Financial Auditors in 1970, but he began a political career in the Neo-Gaullist partyRPR. In 1978, he was elected to theNational Assembly as a deputy for theVosgesdépartement. He was Mayor ofÉpinal between 1983 and 1997.
Representing the social tradition ofGaullism, he was Minister of Social Affairs inJacques Chirac's cabinet, from 1986 to 1988.After Chirac's defeat at the1988 presidential election, he allied withCharles Pasqua and criticized the abandonment of Gaullist doctrine by the RPR executive. He accusedAlain Juppé andÉdouard Balladur of wanting an alignment on liberal and pro-European policies.
In 1992, he played a leading role in the No campaign against theMaastricht Treaty. On the eve of the vote he opposed PresidentFrançois Mitterrand in a televised debate.
As president of theNational Assembly from 1993 to 1997, he supported the winning candidacy of Jacques Chirac at the1995 presidential election. He inspired the theme of Chirac's campaign which was named "the social fracture".
Their relations deteriorated when he took the lead of the RPR, after the right-wing defeat at the1997 legislative election. He failed to change the name of the party to "The Rally". He criticized the ascendancy of President Chirac within the party, refusing to be the leader of a "Chirac's fan-club". He resigned in 1999 just before the European elections, leaving his deputyNicolas Sarkozy in charge.
As the RPR's official candidate, he lost the 2001 mayoral election in Paris, mostly due to a heavily criticized campaign marred by gaffes and controversy. Refusing the merger of the Neo-Gaullist party with the right-wing classical forces in theUnion for a Popular Movement, he quit politics in 2002.
He died at the age of 66 on 7 January 2010 from aheart attack.[1]
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| Preceded by | Minister for Social Affairs and Employment 1986–1988 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the National Assembly 1993–1997 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | President of Rally for the Republic 1997–1999 | Succeeded by Nicolas Sarkozy Acting |
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| Preceded by | First President of theCourt of Audit 2004–2010 | Succeeded by |
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