Rodrigue Kokouendo (born 21 June 1974) is a French politician of

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 ...

(LREM) who served as a member of the

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from 2017 to

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, representing the

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of Seine-et-Marne.

Early career

Kokouendo holds a master's degree in management and a higher diploma in accounting and finance. He worked as an accountant at

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and was a city councilor of

Villeparisis Villeparisis () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris from the centre. Inhabitants of Villeparisis are called ''Villeparisiens''. ...

from 2008 to 2014.

Political career

Having previously been an active member of the Socialist Party, Kokuendo joined LREM in 2016. He was elected deputy of the 7th constituency of Seine-et-Marne during the legislative elections of 2017 under the colors of

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 ...

with 61.48% of the votes. In parliament, Kokouendo served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he was a member of the French-Angolan Parliamentary Friendship Group, the French-Nigerian Parliamentary Friendship Group, and the French-South Sudanese Parliamentary Friendship Group. In 2020, Kokouendo joined ''En commun'' (EC), a group within LREM led by

Barbara Pompili Barbara Pompili (born 13 June 1975) is a French politician who served as Minister of the Ecological Transition under Prime Minister Jean Castex from 2020 to 2022. Pompili has previously served as member of the National Assembly for the 2nd cons ...

. Kokouendo lost his seat in the first round of the

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Political positions

In July 2019, Kokouendo voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019)
CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés
'' Le Monde''.

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Early career

Political career

Political positions

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