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French politician (1945–2020)
Pascal Clément
Pascal Clément in 2004
Minister of Justice
In office
2 June 2005 – 15 May 2007
PresidentJacques Chirac
Prime MinisterDominique de Villepin
Preceded byDominique Perben
Succeeded byRachida Dati
Personal details
Born(1945-05-12)12 May 1945
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Died21 June 2020(2020-06-21) (aged 75)
Paris, France
Political partyUMP
Alma materSciences Po

Pascal Clément (12 May 1945 – 21 June 2020) was a French politician, member of the UMP. He was a member of the National Assembly of France for the sixth district, encompassing the Loire. He served as Minister of Parliamentary Relations from 1993 to 1995, and Minister of Justice from 2005 to 2007.

Biography

Pascal Clément was born on 12 May 1945 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

He was first elected to the National Assembly of France in 1978, where he served until 1993. From March 1993 to May 1995, he served as Minister of Parliamentary Relations. In June 1995, he joined the National Assembly again after Jacques Cyprès stepped down, and he served until 2005. From June 2005 to May 2007, he served as Minister of Justice.

On a more local level, he served as Mayor of Saint-Marcel-de-Félines from 1977 to 2001, and as councillor from 2001 to 2008. He also served as Vice President of the General Council of the Loire from 1982 to 1994, and as its president from 1994 to 2008.

In 2009, he clashed with Nora Berra after he allegedly said "The day there will be as many minarets as cathedrals, this country won't be France any more." Both Berra and Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet left the room as they found it anti-Muslim, though he later denied he ever said that.

Death

Pascal Clément died due to the lung infection and Pascal's COVID-19 reports were negative according to the family.

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ National Assembly profile
  2. ^ "Official biography". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  3. ^ Charles Platiau, 'Selon Clément, Berra a "inventé" la phrase anti-minarets', in L'Express, 23/12/2009
  4. 'Nora Berra claque la porte d'une réunion du groupe UMP à l'Assemblée nationale', in 20 minutes, 22 Dec 2009 Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Pour Pascal Clément, Nora Berra a «inventé» ses propos controversés sur les minarets', 20 minutes, 23 Dec 2009 Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Pascal Clément former Minister of Justice passes away at the age of 75". EMEA Tribune. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. Match, Paris. "L'ancien ministre de la Justice Pascal Clément est mort". parismatch.com (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
Political offices
Preceded byDominique Perben Minister of Justice
2005–2007 		Succeeded byRachida Dati
Ministers of Justice of France since 1790
Until the
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