Rodrigue Kokouendo

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,^[1] representing the department of Seine-et-Marne.^[2]

Rodrigue Kokouendo
Member of the French National Assembly for Seine-et-Marne's 7th constituency
In office 21 June 2017 – 21 June 2022
Preceded by	Yves Albarello
Succeeded by	Ersilia Soudais
Member of the Municipal council of Villeparisis.
In office 2008–2014
Personal details
Born	(1974-03-08) 8 March 1974 (age 50) Bangui, Central African Republic
Political party	En Marche!
Occupation	Accountant

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.^[3] 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.^[4] In 2020, Kokouendo joined En commun (EC), a group within LREM led by Barbara Pompili.^[5]

Kokouendo lost his seat in the first round of the 2022 French legislative election.^[6]

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.^[7]

See also

• 2017 French legislative election

References

1. Marius Bocquet (13 June 2022), Résultats législatives 2022 : qui sont les 65 députés sortants éliminés au premier tour ? Le Figaro.
2. "Elections législatives 2017". Ministry of the Interior (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
3. Aurélie Delmas (24 June 2017), La galaxie Macron sur les bancs de l’Assemblée Libération.
4. Rodrigue Kokouendo French National Assembly.
5. Maël Thierry (22 May 2020), L’appel de 46 députés LREM : « Nous voulons peser de l’intérieur » L'Obs.
6. à 13h19, Par Timothée Talbi Le 13 juin 2022 (13 June 2022). "Législatives en Seine-et-Marne : finalement, Ersilia Soudais et Didier Bernard privent Rodrigue Kokouendo de second tour". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
7. Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.