Raymond Couderc (born 16 September 1946 in
Bordeaux
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) is a French politician, and a former member of the
Senate of France
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, who represented the Department of
Hérault
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, which is a part of the
European People's Party
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.
He is the Mayor of
Béziers
Béziers (; oc, Besièrs) is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hérault Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of Southern France. Every August Béziers hos ...
and the President of the community of the agglomeration Béziers to the Mediterranean. Before he was a senator, he was a
député
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Description
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in the
National Assembly
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, representing the 6th constituency of Hérault.
Conviction
The administrative Court of appeal in
Marseille
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condemned the city of Béziers for
workplace harassment
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Recently, matters of workplace harassment have gained interest among practitioners and researchers as it is becoming one of the ...
leading to 'altruistic suicide' in 2003 Jean-Michel Rieux, his wife and his two children. Raymond Couderc was Mayor of the city of Béziers in 2003. The new municipality has not appealed to the
Conseil d'État.
[Livre: Du désastre professionnel au parti-pris judiciaire, le cas Jean-Michel Rieux. Auteur: Dr Marie-Hélène Delhon, 2012]
References
External links
Page on the Senate website
1946 births
Living people
Politicians from Bordeaux
Union for French Democracy politicians
Union for a Popular Movement politicians
Deputies of the 10th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Members of Parliament for Hérault
French Senators of the Fifth Republic
Senators of Hérault
French general councillors
Mayors of places in Occitania (administrative region)
Academic staff of the University of Algiers
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