Françoise de Panafieu (born 12 December 1948) is a

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, member of The Republicans (LR) party and

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of the

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between 2001 and 2008.

Political career

De Panafieu was a member of the French Cabinet as

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in 1995 and she has been a member of the

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for Paris since 2002. She unsuccessfully ran for Paris mayorship in the 2008 municipal elections against

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, losing by almost 20 points. Under the leadership of Anne Levade, De Panafieu was part of the organizing committee of the Republicans’ first-ever

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to select the party’s candidate for the 2017 presidential election.

Other activities

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, Member of the Board of Directors.Board of Directors

References

External links

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Françoise de Panafieu page
on the

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