Françoise de Panafieu


Françoise de Panafieu is a French politician, member of The Republicans party and mayor of the 17th arrondissement of Paris between 2001 and 2008.

Political career

De Panafieu was a member of the French Cabinet as Minister of Tourism in 1995 and she has been a member of the National Assembly for Paris since 2002. She unsuccessfully ran for Paris mayorship in the 2008 municipal elections against Bertrand Delanoë, losing by almost 20 points.

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