| Office 2 | Member of the National Assembly for Paris |
|---|---|
| Term start 2 | 12 June 1997 |
| Term end 2 | 28 May 2020 |
| Constituency 2 | 14th |
| Predecessor 2 | Georges Mesmin |
| Successor 2 | Sandra Boëlle |
| Term start 3 | 2 May 1993 |
| Term end 3 | 18 June 1995 |
| Predecessor 3 | Jacques Toubon |
| Successor 3 | Jacques Toubon |
| Constituency 3 | 10th |
| Office | Mayor of the 16th arrondissement of Paris |
| Term start | 19 March 2008 |
| Term end | 11 July 2017 |
| Predecessor | Pierre-Christian Taittinger |
| Successor | Danièle Giazzi |
| Office 1 | Minister of Reform of the State, Decentralisation and Citizenship |
| Term start 1 | 18 May 1995 |
| Term end 1 | 7 November 1995 |
| Prime minister 1 | Alain Juppé |
| Predecessor 1 | Position established |
| Successor 1 | Dominique Perben |
| Office 4 | Councillor of Paris |
| Term start 4 | 1983 |
| Term end 4 | 2020 |
| 4blankname 4 | Mayor |
| 4namedata 4 | Jacques Chirac Jean Tiberi Bertrand Delanoë Anne Hidalgo |
| Birth date | 12 March 1945 |
| Birth place | Toulon, France |
| Death date | 28 May 2020 (aged 75) |
| Death place | Issy-les-Moulineaux, France |
| Death cause | Cardiac arrest |
| Party | Independent Republicans (1966–1977) Centre of Social Democrats (1977–1995) Democratic Force (1995–1997) Liberal Democracy (1997–2002) UMP (2002–2015) The Republicans (2015–2020) |
| Education | Lycée Henri-IV |
| Alma mater | Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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
- ^ "M. Claude Goasguen" (in French). National Assembly webpage. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. 17 June 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "Claude Goasguen Portrait" (in French). claude-goasguen.org. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ Dryef, Zineb (20 March 2008). "Goasguen, les Palestiniens et le " peuple sauvage de terroristes "" (in French). Rue 89. Archived 16 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "L'UMP Claude Goasguen mis en cause pour des propos anti-musulmans" (in French). Le Parisien. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Claude Goasguen, député Les Républicains de Paris, est mort" (in French). Le Monde. 28 May 2020.
- ^ ActeursPublics. "Après le décès de Claude Goasguen, sa suppléante prend la relève à l'Assemblée nationale | Nominations | Acteurs Publics" (in French). Après le décès de Claude Goasguen, sa suppléante prend la relève à l'Assemblée nationale | Nominations | Acteurs Publics. Retrieved 2021-02-18.