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Francis Chouat | |
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.jpg) Chouat in 2018 | |
| Member of theNational Assembly forEssonne's 1st constituency | |
| In office 26 November 2018 – 21 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel Valls |
| Succeeded by | Farida Amrani |
| Constituency | Essonne |
| Mayor ofÉvry | |
| In office 3 June 2012 – 26 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel Valls |
| Succeeded by | Danielle Valéro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Georges Chouat (1948-12-20)20 December 1948 Argenteuil,France |
| Died | 27 July 2024(2024-07-27) (aged 75) Paris, France |
| Political party | Territories of Progress La République En Marche! Socialist Party |
| Relatives | Didier Chouat (brother) |
| Profession | Historian |
Francis Chouat (20 December 1948 – 27 July 2024) was a French historian and politician ofLa République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a member of theNational Assembly after winning aby-electionin 2018, representingEssonne's 1st constituency.[1]
Chouat did not run for re-election in the2022 French legislative election.[2]
Chouat joined theSocialist Party (PS) in 1995. From 1999 to 2002, he worked as economic policy advisor to thePresident of the Regional Council ofÎle-de-France,Jean-Paul Huchon.[3] In 2012, he was electedmayor ofÉvry, succeedingManuel Valls.[4] Ahead of the2017 Senate elections, he left the PS.[5]
In parliament, Chouat served on the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education (2018–2019) and the Finance Committee (since 2019).[6]
In February 2020, Chouat joined the newly establishedTerritoires de progrès movement launched byJean-Yves Le Drian andOlivier Dussopt.[7] By May 2020, he also joinedEn commun (EC), a group within LREM led byBarbara Pompili.[8]
In July 2019, Chouat voted in favor of the French ratification of theEuropean Union’sComprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[9]
Chouat's brotherDidier Chouat was also an MP.[10] Chouat died from cancer on 27 July 2024, at the age of 75.[11]
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