Raymond Couderc

Raymond Couderc (born 16 September 1946 in Bordeaux) was a French politician, and a former member of the Senate of France, who represented the Department of Hérault. He was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, which is a part of the European People's Party.

He was the Mayor of Béziers and the President of the community of the agglomeration Béziers to the Mediterranean. Before he was a senator, he was a député1993/97 in the National Assembly, representing the 6th constituency of Hérault.

Later he was a member (2020/2023) of the board and président of ethics committee of the NGO «ACTION CONTRE LA FAIM ».

Conviction The administrative Court of appeal in Marseille condemned the city of Béziers for workplace harassment leading to 'altruistic suicide' in 2003 Jean-Michel Rieux, his wife and his two children. Raymond Couderc was Mayor of the city of Béziers in 2003. The new municipality has not appealed to the Conseil d'État.