Claude Goasguen

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
Councillor of Paris
In office
1983–2020
MayorJacques Chirac
Jean Tiberi
Bertrand Delanoë
Anne Hidalgo
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
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 materParis 2 Panthéon-Assas University
ProfessionLawyer

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]

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, Goasguen served as Minister of State Reforms, Decentralisation and Citizenship under Prime Minister Juppé.[3] From April 1996 to May 1998, he was secretary general of the now-defunct FD and its successor the UDF; from June 1998 to April 2002, he was vice-president and spokesperson of the now-defunct Liberal Democracy.[3] From 2003, he 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 during the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[6] He was replaced in the Assembly by Sandra Boëlle.[7]

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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "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.
  7. ^ ActeursPublics. "Après le décès de Claude Goasguen, sa suppléante prend la relève à l'Assemblée nationale | Nominations | Acteurs Publics". Après le décès de Claude Goasguen, sa suppléante prend la relève à l'Assemblée nationale | Nominations | Acteurs Publics (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-18.


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