Francis Chouat
Francis Chouat | |
|---|---|
 Chouat in 2018 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for Essonne's 1st constituency | |
| In office 26 November 2018 – 21 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel Valls |
| Succeeded by | Farida Amrani |
| Constituency | Essonne |
| Mayor of Évry | |
| In office 3 June 2012 – 26 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel Valls |
| Succeeded by | Danielle Valéro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Georges Chouat 20 December 1948 Argenteuil, France |
| Died | 27 July 2024 (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 of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a member of the National Assembly after winning a by-election in 2018, representing Essonne's 1st constituency.[1]
Chouat did not run for re-election in the 2022 French legislative election.[2]
Political career
Chouat joined the Socialist Party (PS) in 1995. From 1999 to 2002, he worked as economic policy advisor to the President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France, Jean-Paul Huchon.[3] In 2012, he was elected mayor of Évry, succeeding Manuel Valls.[4] Ahead of the 2017 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 established Territoires de progrès movement launched by Jean-Yves Le Drian and Olivier Dussopt.[7] By May 2020, he also joined En commun (EC), a group within LREM led by Barbara Pompili.[8]
Political positions
In July 2019, Chouat voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[9]
Personal life and death
Chouat's brother Didier Chouat was also an MP.[10] Chouat died from cancer on 27 July 2024, at the age of 75.[11]
References
- ^ "M. Francis Chouat - Essonne (1re circonscription) - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Essonne : le député Francis Chouat ne se représente pas aux élections législatives". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Béatrice Jérôme (13 December 2013), Le vallsiste Francis Chouat s'intéresse à l'Ile-de-France Le Monde.
- ^ Valls cède son poste de maire d'Evry Le Figaro, 3 June 2012.
- ^ Cécile Chevallier (19 September 2017), Le PS 91 réclame plus de 69 000 € aux maires d’Evry et de Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Le Parisien.
- ^ Francis Chouat National Assembly.
- ^ Alexandre Lemarié (3 February 2020), L’aile gauche de la majorité s’organise pour « faire contrepoids » à la droite Le Monde.
- ^ Maël Thierry (22 May 2020), L’appel de 46 députés LREM : « Nous voulons peser de l’intérieur » L'Obs.
- ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
- ^ Frédéric Barillé (27 November 2014). "Didier Chouat, une page de l'histoire socialiste". le site internet du journal Ouest-France. Retrieved 27 November 2018..
- ^ "Francis Chouat, ancien maire d'Evry et ex-député de l'Essonne, est mort". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 27 July 2024.