Jean-Luc Moudenc
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Jean-Luc Moudenc is a French
politician and was the mayor of Toulouse
from 2004 to 2008. He was defeated for reelection in 2008 by Pierre Cohen
of the Socialist Party. Moudenc is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement
party (conservative).
Moudenc was born in Toulouse. He was educated at the Toulouse University of Social Sciences (1984) and worked as a journalist
. He entered local politics shortly after graduation.
Moudenc was elected by the municipal council after the elevation of his predecessor, Philippe Douste-Blazy
, to Minister of Health.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
politician and was the mayor of Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
from 2004 to 2008. He was defeated for reelection in 2008 by Pierre Cohen
Pierre Cohen
Pierre Cohen is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Haute-Garonne department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche group....
of the Socialist Party. Moudenc is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
party (conservative).
Moudenc was born in Toulouse. He was educated at the Toulouse University of Social Sciences (1984) and worked as a journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He entered local politics shortly after graduation.
Moudenc was elected by the municipal council after the elevation of his predecessor, Philippe Douste-Blazy
Philippe Douste-Blazy
Philippe Douste-Blazy is a French centre-right politician. He served as Minister for Health , Minister of Culture and Foreign Minister in the cabinet of Dominique de Villepin .Douste-Blazy is also a cardiologist and Christian Democrat politician from Lourdes...
, to Minister of Health.