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Philippe Kemel | |
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| Member of theFrench National Assembly forPas-de-Calais' 11th constituency | |
| In office 17 June 2012 – 18 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Odette Duriez |
| Succeeded by | Marine Le Pen |
| Mayor ofCarvin | |
| Assumed office 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Odette Dauchet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1948-06-28)28 June 1948 (age 77) Emmerin, France |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III |
Philippe Kemel (born 28 June 1948) is a French politician who is the mayor ofCarvin[1] and a former member of theNational Assembly of France. He is a member of theSocialist Party.[2]
Kemel was born inEmmerin,Nord.
Kemel completed his secondary education atGondecourt High School and studiedeconomics,sociology andaccounting inLille. An economist and sociologist by training, he teaches logistic economics at theUniversity of Lille and also does accounting for companies.
Kemel joined the Socialist Party in 1974 at the time of the first candidacy ofFrançois Mitterrand. He had been a member of theUnified Socialist Party.[3]
Since 1977, Kemel has been a candidate on the municipal list in Carvin. He was elected to the union list of the left for the first time in 1983 and since then has been an elected official.
He was electedMayor ofCarvin at the2001 municipal elections.
He served on theRegional Council of Nord-Pas-de-Calais from 2000 to 2012, he is vice-president of high schools from 2004 and learning from 2010, chaired byDaniel Percheron.
Kemel stood for theSocialist Party in the2012 French legislative election. He was elected MP on 17 June 2012 inPas-de-Calais's 11th constituency, after a high-profile campaign where he beatLeft FrontMember of the European ParliamentJean-Luc Mélenchon in the first round and won a very slim victory of 118 votes overMarine Le Pen in the second round.[4]
Kemel stood for re-election at the2017 French legislative election but was defeated decisively in the first round, winning just 10% of votes. In the second round, his seat was won byMarine Le Pen.[5][6]
Following the election ofJean-Pierre Corbisez in theSenate, he was nominated as a candidate to succeed him at the head of the agglomeration, following an internal vote in the majority group,[7] but was defeated by Christophe Pilch.[8]
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