Philippe Duron

Who is Philippe Duron?

Philippe Duron is a French politician. He is mayor of Caen since 2008 and deputy for Caen-Ouest.

Philippe Duron received a degree in history in 1975 and was a teacher until 1997. His political models are Pierre Mendès-France and François Mitterrand. As first secretary of the Socialist Party in Calvados, he has been successful in uniting the parties on the left in all of Basse-Normandie.

He was elected president of the regional council of Basse-Normandie on March 28, 2004, the first member of France's Socialist Party to be elected to this office. He defeated the 18-year incumbent, René Garrec.

Philippe Duron has also been the mayor of Louvigny, and was elected mayor of Caen on 16 March 2008.

He served as deputy to the French National Assembly from 1997 to 2001, and regained his seat 17 June 2007.

Due to the limits on the number of elected positions that can be held simultaneously in France, he stepped down from the regional presidency on 3 April 2008.