Pierre Cohen | |
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Mayor of Toulouse | |
In office 2008–2014 |
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Preceded by | Jean-Luc Moudenc |
Succeeded by | Jean-Luc Moudenc |
Personal details | |
Born |
Bizerte, Tunisia |
20 March 1950
Nationality | French |
Political party | Socialist Party |
Alma mater | Paul Sabatier University |
Pierre Cohen (born 20 March 1950 in Bizerte, Tunisia) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Haute-Garonne department, and is a member of the Socialist, Radical, Citizen and Miscellaneous Left group.
Cohen was born to a Tunisian Jewish father and French Catholic mother.
In the French municipal elections, 2008, he became mayor of Toulouse when he narrowly defeated UMP incumbent Jean-Luc Moudenc, however at the next elections in 2014 Moudenc defeated Cohen in a rematch to re-take the job.