Raymond Durand

Raymond Durand (1 October 1945 – 6 January 2025) was a French politician of the Union for French Democracy (UDF), the New Centre (NC), and the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI).

Life and career Born in Saint-Priest on 1 October 1945, Durand was first elected mayor of Chaponnay in 1989. He was re-elected in 1995, 2001, 2008, 2014, and 2020. In 1994, he was elected to the General Council of Rhône, where he served until his defeat by the National Front, the Union for a Popular Movement, and the Socialist Party in 2015.

Durand was the substitute for Georges Fenech in the National Assembly from the Rhône's 11th constituency. Following the invalidation of the constituency's result in 2007, Durand took office following a by-election in which he defeated socialist candidate Jean-François Gagneur. In 2012, Fenech ran under the UMP label and drew their support, which caused Durand to run under the NC label. However, he was defeated after only obtaining 7.88% of the vote in the first round.

Raymond Durand died on 6 January 2025, at the age of 79.