Philippe Duron (born 19 June 1947) is a French politician. He was the

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of Caen between 2008 and 2014 and deputy for

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. Philippe Duron received a degree in

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in 1975 and was a teacher until 1997. His political models are

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and François Mitterrand. As first secretary of the Socialist Party in

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, he has been successful in uniting the parties on the left in all of

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. He was elected president of the regional council of Lower Normandy on March 28, 2004, the first member of France's

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to be elected to this office. He defeated the incumbent for 18 years, René Garrec. Philippe Duron has also been the

of Louvigny (

), and was elected mayor of Caen on 16 March 2008. He served as deputy to the

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from 1997 to 2001, and again from 2007 to 2017. Due to the limits on the number of elected positions that can be held simultaneously in France, he stepped down from the regional presidency on 3 April 2008.

References

Normandie Magazine
April–May 2004, No. 192. Retrieved June 12, 2005
L'Express.fr
February 23, 2004. Retrieved June 12, 2005. {{DEFAULTSORT:Duron, Philippe 1947 births Living people Mayors of Caen Presidents of French regions and overseas collectivities People from Antony, Hauts-de-Seine Politicians from Normandy Socialist Party (France) politicians University of Caen Normandy alumni Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic