Philippe Séguin

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Philippe Séguin (21 April 1943 – 7 January 2010) was a French political figure who was President of the

He entered the Court of Financial Auditors in 1970, but he began a political career in the Neo-Gaullist party

Representing the social tradition of the Gaullism, he was Minister of Social Affairs in Jacques Chirac's cabinet, from 1986 to 1988. After Chirac's defeat at the 1988 presidential election, he allied with Charles Pasqua and criticized the abandonment of Gaullist doctrine by the RPR executive. He accused Alain Juppé and Édouard Balladur of wanting an alignment on liberal and pro-European policies.

In 1992, he played a leading role in the No campaign against the Maastricht Treaty. On the eve of the vote he opposed President François Mitterrand in a televised debate.

As president of the

Their relations deteriorated when he took the lead of the RPR, after the right-wing defeat at the 1997 legislative election. He failed to change the name of the party to "The Rally". He criticized the ascendancy of President Chirac within the party, refusing to be the leader of a "Chirac's fan-club". He resigned in 1999 just before the European elections, leaving his deputy Nicolas Sarkozy in charge.

As the RPR's official candidate, he lost the 2001 mayoral election in Paris. Refusing the merger of the Neo-Gaullist party with the right-wing classical forces in the Union for a Popular Movement, he quit politics in 2002.

He died at the age of 66 on 7 January 2010 from a heart attack.^[1]

Political career

• President of the
  Court of Audit of France
   : 2004-2010 (Death).

Governmental function

• Minister of Social Affairs and Employment : 1986–1988.

Electoral mandates

National Assembly

• President of the
  National Assembly of France
   : 1993–1997.
• Vice-president of the
  National Assembly of France
   : 1981–1986.
• Member of the
  National Assembly of France for Vosges
  (1st constituency) : 1978–1986 / 1988–2002. Elected in 1978, reelected in 1981, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1997.

• Mayor of Épinal : 1983–1997 (resigned).
• Municipal councillor of Épinal : 1983–1997 (resigned).
• Councillor of Paris : 2001–2002 (resigned).

Political functions

• President of the Rally for the Republic : 1997–1999 (resigned).

References

External links

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• Official page
• Philippe Seguin - Daily Telegraph obituary
• Death of Philippe Séguin, Radio France Internationale in English