Rodrigue Kokouendo

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Rodrigue Kokouendo
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Member of the French National Assembly for Seine-et-Marne
Assumed office
21 June 2017
Preceded byYves Albarello
Member of the Municipal council of Villeparisis.
In office
2008–2014
Personal details
Born (1974-03-08) 8 March 1974 (age 47)
Bangui, Central African Republic
Political partyEn Marche!
OccupationAccountant

Rodrigue Kokouendo (born 21 June 1974) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Seine-et-Marne.[1]

Early career[]

Kokouendo holds a master's degree in management and a higher diploma in accounting and finance. He worked as an accountant at BNP Paribas and was a city councilor of Villeparisis from 2008 to 2014.

Political career[]

Having previously been an active member of the Socialist Party, Kokuendo joined LREM in 2016.[2] He was elected deputy of the 7th constituency of Seine-et-Marne during the legislative elections of 2017 under the colors of La République en marche! with 61.48% of the votes.

In parliament, Kokouendo serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-Angolan Parliamentary Friendship Group, the French-Nigerian Parliamentary Friendship Group, and the French-South Sudanese Parliamentary Friendship Group.[3]

In 2020, Kokouendo joined En commun (EC), a group within LREM led by Barbara Pompili.[4]

Political positions[]

In July 2019, Kokouendo voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ Aurélie Delmas (24 June 2017), La galaxie Macron sur les bancs de l’Assemblée Libération.
  3. ^ Rodrigue Kokouendo French National Assembly.
  4. ^ Maël Thierry (22 May 2020), L’appel de 46 députés LREM : « Nous voulons peser de l’intérieur » L'Obs.
  5. ^ Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
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