Paul Dubrule (born 1934) is a French businessman and politician. He co-founded

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in 1967. He served as a member of the

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from 1999 to 2004, representing

Seine-et-Marne Seine-et-Marne () is a department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. Named after the rivers Seine and Marne, it is the region's largest department with an area of 5,915 square kilometres (2,284 square miles); it roughly covers its ...

. In 2002, he established the Ecole d'Hôtellerie et de Tourisme Paul Dubrule in

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, Cambodia. The ''Rue Paul Dubrule'' in

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was named in his honor in 2016.

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Living people 1934 births People from Tourcoing University of Geneva alumni 20th-century French businesspeople 21st-century French businesspeople French company founders French corporate directors French Senators of the Fifth Republic 21st-century French philanthropists Senators of Seine-et-Marne {{SeineMarne-politician-stub