Claude Goasguen

Claude Goasguen (12 March 1945 – 28 May 2020) was a French politician who served as a member of the National Assembly for Paris from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1997 until his death in 2020. A member of The Republicans, he also briefly was Minister of Reform of the State, Decentralisation and Citizenship in 1995 under Prime Minister Alain Juppé.[1][2][3]

Claude Goasguen
Goasguen in 2008
Mayor of the 16th arrondissement of Paris
In office
19 March 2008 – 11 July 2017
Preceded byPierre-Christian Taittinger
Succeeded byDanièle Giazzi
Minister of Reform of the State, Decentralisation and Citizenship
In office
18 May 1995 – 7 November 1995
Prime MinisterAlain Juppé
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byDominique Perben
Member of the National Assembly
for Paris
In office
12 June 1997 – 28 May 2020
Preceded byGeorges Mesmin
Succeeded bySandra Boëlle
Constituency14th
In office
2 May 1993 – 18 June 1995
Preceded byJacques Toubon
Succeeded byJacques Toubon
Constituency10th
Personal details
Born(1945-03-12)12 March 1945
Toulon, France
Died28 May 2020(2020-05-28) (aged 75)
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Cause of deathCardiac arrest
NationalityFrench
Political partyIndependent Republicans (1966–1977)
Centre of Social Democrats (1977–1995)
Democratic Force (1995–1997)
Liberal Democracy (1997–2002)
UMP (2002–2015)
The Republicans (2015–2020)
EducationLycée Henri-IV
Alma materPanthéon-Assas University
ProfessionLawyer

Biography

Early years

Claude Goasguen was born in Toulon, Var.[3] He received a Doctorate in Law from Panthéon-Assas University.[3] From 1976 to 1986, he taught at Paris 13 University, and he served as the Dean of the Law School from 1982 to 1984.[3] From 1986 to 1988, he served as advisor to the Minister of National Education, René Monory, with regards to the links between universities and the private sector, and professional training.[3] From December 1987 to January 1991, he served as university rector.[3]

Cabinet member

From May to November 1995, he was Minister of State Reforms, Decentralisation and Citizenship.[3] From April 1996 to May 1998, he was the General Secretary of the now defunct Union pour la Démocratie Française, and from June 1998 to April 2002, he was Vice-President and Spokesperson of the defunct Démocratie Libérale.[3] Since 2003, he has also worked as a lawyer in Paris.[3]

He was well known for his controversial comments on the Palestinian people[4] and on the Muslim community living in France.[5]

Goasguen was a vigorous supporter of oppressed Christian minorities in the Near East and has spoken prominently at public meetings concerning them in Autumn 2015. He was a recipient of the Legion of Honour.[3] He died on 28 May 2020 in Issy-les-Moulineaux at the age of 75 from a heart attack after having contracted COVID-19 earlier in March.[6]

References
  1. "M. Claude Goasguen". National Assembly webpage (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS". National Assembly of France (in French). 17 June 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  3. "Claude Goasguen Portrait". claude-goasguen.org (in French). Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. Dryef, Zineb (20 March 2008). "Goasguen, les Palestiniens et le « peuple sauvage de terroristes »". Rue 89 (in French). Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. "L'UMP Claude Goasguen mis en cause pour des propos anti-musulmans". Le Parisien (in French). 17 February 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  6. "Claude Goasguen, député Les Républicains de Paris, est mort". Le Monde (in French). 28 May 2020.
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