Rodrigue Kokouendo
{{short description|French politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = Rodrigue Kokouendo
| image = L0532b - Rodrigue Kokouendo.jpg
| caption =
| office = Member of the French National Assembly for Seine-et-Marne's 7th constituency
| term_start = 21 June 2017
| predecessor = Yves Albarello
| office2 = Member of the Municipal council of Villeparisis.
| term_start2 = 2008
| term_end2 = 2014
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|03|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bangui, Central African Republic
| party = En Marche!
| education =
| occupation = Accountant
| termend = 21 June 2022
| successor = Ersilia Soudais
}}
Rodrigue Kokouendo (born 21 June 1974) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022,Marius Bocquet (13 June 2022), [https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/resultats-legislatives-2022-qui-sont-les-65-deputes-sortants-elimines-au-premier-tour-20220613 Résultats législatives 2022 : qui sont les 65 députés sortants éliminés au premier tour ?] Le Figaro. representing the department of Seine-et-Marne.{{Cite web|url=http://elections.interieur.gouv.fr/legislatives-2017/077/07707.html |title=Elections législatives 2017 |access-date=19 June 2017 |work=Ministry of the Interior |language=French}}
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.Aurélie Delmas (24 June 2017), [https://www.liberation.fr/apps/2017/07/galaxie-macron-assemblee/ La galaxie Macron sur les bancs de l’Assemblée] Libération. 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 served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he was a member of the French-Angolan Parliamentary Friendship Group, the French-Nigerian Parliamentary Friendship Group, and the French-South Sudanese Parliamentary Friendship Group.[http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA721644 Rodrigue Kokouendo] French National Assembly. In 2020, Kokouendo joined En commun (EC), a group within LREM led by Barbara Pompili.Maël Thierry (22 May 2020), [https://www.nouvelobs.com/politique/20200522.OBS29170/l-appel-de-46-deputes-lrem-nous-voulons-peser-de-l-interieur.html L’appel de 46 députés LREM : « Nous voulons peser de l’intérieur »] L'Obs.
Kokouendo lost his seat in the first round of the 2022 French legislative election.{{Cite web |last=à 13h19 |first=Par Timothée Talbi Le 13 juin 2022 |date=13 June 2022 |title=Législatives en Seine-et-Marne : finalement, Ersilia Soudais et Didier Bernard privent Rodrigue Kokouendo de second tour |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/legislatives-en-seine-et-marne-finalement-ersilia-soudais-et-didier-bernard-privent-rodrigue-kokouendo-de-second-tour-13-06-2022-V5RMUY6N5BD27ABGI3AFJ6JDSQ.php |access-date=15 June 2022 |website=leparisien.fr |language=fr-FR}}
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.Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), [https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2019/07/24/ceta-qui-a-vote-quoi-parmi-les-deputes_5493039_4355770.html CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés] Le Monde.
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Category:Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic