André Goustat was a French politician who was the co-founder of
CPNT, an
agrarianist political party
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in France. Goustat also served as the mayor of
Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang and as the
regional councilor of Aquitaine from 1992 to 2004.
Biography
Goustat was born on May 18, 1935 in
Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang,
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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,
France
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.
In 1989, he helped found the
CPNT political party in France, acting as the chairman for nine years before being charged in 1998 for
embezzlement
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.
He led the CPNT in the
1989
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and
1994
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European Parliament elections in France. After being charged for embezzlement, he handed the role of chairman over to
Jean Saint-Josse.
Goustat died on July 27, 2016.
References
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1935 births
2016 deaths