Jean-Luc Moudenc (; oc, Joan Luc Modenc, link=no, ; born 19 July 1960) is a French politician serving as Mayor of Toulouse since 2014, previously holding the office from 2004 to 2008. A member of The Republicans, he was defeated for reelection in 2008 by

Pierre Cohen Pierre Cohen (born 20 March 1950) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Haute-Garonne department, and is a member of the Socialist, Radical, Citizen and Miscellaneous Left group. Early life Cohen was born in ...

, candidate of the

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. He defeated Cohen in a rematch in 2014.

Biography

Career

Born in

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

, Moudenc graduated from

Toulouse 1 University Capitole Founded in 1229, the Toulouse 1 Capitole University (Université Toulouse I Capitole) is one of the three universities of the city of Toulouse, in southwestern France. This university, presided by Hugues Kenfack, focuses on the social sciences ( ...

in 1984. He worked as a

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...

before entering local politics. He became a municipal councillor in 1987, before entering the Regional Council of

Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées (; oc, Miègjorn-Pirenèus or ; es, Mediodía-Pirineos) is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Occitania. It was the largest region of Metropolitan France by are ...

in 1992, where he stayed until 2004. He also was General Councillor of

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's ...

from 1994 to 2008 for the

canton of Toulouse-9 The canton of Toulouse-9 is an administrative division of the Haute-Garonne department, southern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Toulouse. It consists of t ...

. After the elevation of Mayor

Philippe Douste-Blazy Philippe Douste-Blazy (; born 1 January 1953) is a French United Nations official and former centre-right politician. Over the course of his career, he served as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Special Adviser on Innovative Financi ...

to the position

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, an interim officeholder was appointed in the person of Françoise de Veyrinas. Moudenc succeeded her as Mayor of Toulouse. He was defeated in the 2008 municipal election but retook the position in the 2014 municipal election; he has also been President of

Toulouse Métropole Toulouse Métropole is one of the 20 French metropolises, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Toulouse. It is located in the Haute-Garonne department, in the Occitanie region, southern France. It was created in January 2015, rep ...

since 24 April 2014. From 2012 to 2014, he served as the member of the

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for the third constituency of Haute-Garonne. In that capacity, he succeeded

, who did not file a candidacy. Moudenc is standing for reelection in the 2020 municipal election with the support of Les Républicains and

La République En Marche! Renaissance (RE), previously known as La République En Marche ! (frequently abbreviated LREM, LaREM or REM; translated as "The Republic on the Move" or "Republic Forward"), or sometimes called simply En Marche ! () as its original name, is a l ...

(REM).

Personal life

Moudenc is married and has two children.

External links

Official bio

Moudenc's blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moudenc, Jean-Luc 1960 births Living people Mayors of Toulouse Politicians from Occitania (administrative region) Union for French Democracy politicians Union for a Popular Movement politicians The Republicans (France) politicians Toulouse 1 University Capitole alumni Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic

Biography

Career

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