Philippe Cochet (born 23 May 1961 in Lyon, Rhône) is a French politician.

Philippe Cochet
Mayor of Caluire-et-Cuire
Assumed office
16 March 2008
Member of the National Assembly
for Rhône's 5th constituency
In office
19 June 2002 – 20 June 2017
Preceded byJean Rigaud
Succeeded byBlandine Brocard
Member of the Council of the Metropolis of Lyon
Assumed office
1 January 2015
PresidentGérard Collomb
David Kimelfeld
Bruno Bernard
Personal details
Born (1961-05-23) 23 May 1961 (age 63)
Lyon, France
Political partyUMP
The Republicans

He has been a member of the French National Assembly since 2002, most recently re-elected in 2007 for the Rhône department. He is a member of the mainstream conservative party, the UMP.

He is a member of the National Assembly Committee on foreign relations, and the President of the France-Iran Parliamentary Committee.[1]

Within the UMP, Philippe Cochet is part of the libertarian faction called The Reformers. He has been one of the 21 members of the UMP National Committee (Comité directeur) since July 2007.

He is also, since March 2008, the mayor of Caluire-et-Cuire, a city in the Northern suburbs of Lyon.

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