Claude Goasguen is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the city of Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement

Union for a Popular Movement

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Biography

Claude Goasguen was born on 12 March 1945 in Toulon

Toulon

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, France

France

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. He received a PhD in Law. From 1976 to 1986, he taught at Paris 13 University

Paris 13 University

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, and he served as the Dean of the Law School from 1982 to 1984.

From 1986 to 1988, he served as advisor to the Minister of National Education, René Monory

René Monory

René Monory was a French centre-right politician.-Biography:René Monory was born in Loudun and began his career as the owner of a garage. He was the founder of the Poitiers Futuroscope.Monory first became a Senator in 1968...

, with regards to the links between universities and the private sector, and professional training. From December 1987 to January 1991, he served as university rector

Rector

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From May to November 1995, he was Minister of State Reforms, Decentralisation and Citizenship. From April 1996 to May 1998, he was the General Secretary of the now defunct Union pour la Démocratie Française

Union for French Democracy

The Union for French Democracy was a French centrist political party. It was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in order to counterbalance the Gaullist preponderance over the right. This name was chosen due to the title of Giscard d'Estaing's...

, and from June 1998 to April 2002, he was Vice-President and Spokesperson of the defunct Démocratie Libérale

Liberal Democracy (France)

Liberal Democracy was a French political party that advocated conservative liberalism and liberal conservatism, headed by Alain Madelin. The party replaced in 1997 the Republican Party, which was the classical liberal component of the Union for French Democracy .It became independent in 1998,...

. Since 2003, he has also worked as a lawyer in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

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He is a recipient of the Legion of Honour.