Jean-Michel Couve
Jean-Michel Couve (born 3 January 1940) is a French cardiologist and politician who represented the 4th constituency of the Var department in the National Assembly from 1988 to 2017. He previously held a seat at-large following the 1986 legislative election, the first to introduce proportional representation in Parliament under the Fifth Republic.[1][2] A member of The Republicans (LR), which he joined upon the party's establishment in 2015, Couve had previously been a member of its predecessor parties, the Rally for the Republic (RPR) and Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).
Jean-Michel Couve | |
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 Couve in 2006 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for Var | |
| In office 2 April 1986 – 20 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Proportional representation |
| Succeeded by | Sereine Mauborgne |
| Constituency | At-large (1986–1988) 4th (1988–2017) |
| Mayor of Saint-Tropez | |
| In office 10 May 1993 – 16 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Alain Spada |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Pierre Tuvéri |
| In office 14 March 1983 – 19 March 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard Blua |
| Succeeded by | Alain Spada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1940 Le Muy, France |
| Political party | Rally for the Republic (until 2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) The Republicans (2015–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Aix-Marseille |
| Occupation | Cardiologist, politician |
A native of Le Muy, Var, Couve also served in the Departmental Council of Var for the canton of Saint-Tropez from 1992 to 2001 and as Mayor of Saint-Tropez twice, from 1983 to 1989 and again from 1993 until 2008. He did not run for reelection to Parliament in 2017 but remained from 2014 to 2020 a member of the municipal council of Saint-Tropez, to which he was first elected in 1977.
References
- "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- "M. Jean-Michel Couve", French National Assembly (in French).