Rodrigue Kokouendo (born 21 June 1974) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022,Marius Bocquet (13 June 2022), Résultats législatives 2022 : qui sont les 65 députés sortants éliminés au premier tour ? Le Figaro. representing the department of Seine-et-Marne.
Early career Kokouendo holds a master's degree in management and a higher diploma in accounting and finance. He worked as an accountant at BNP Paribas and was a city councilor of Villeparisis from 2008 to 2014.
Political career Having previously been an active member of the Socialist Party, Kokuendo joined LREM in 2016.Aurélie Delmas (24 June 2017), La galaxie Macron sur les bancs de l’Assemblée Libération. He was elected deputy of the 7th constituency of Seine-et-Marne during the legislative elections of 2017 under the colors of La République en marche! with 61.48% of the votes.
In parliament, Kokouendo served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he was a member of the French-Angolan Parliamentary Friendship Group, the French-Nigerian Parliamentary Friendship Group, and the French-South Sudanese Parliamentary Friendship Group.Rodrigue Kokouendo French National Assembly. In 2020, Kokouendo joined En commun (EC), a group within LREM led by Barbara Pompili.Maël Thierry (22 May 2020), L’appel de 46 députés LREM : « Nous voulons peser de l’intérieur » L'Obs.
Kokouendo lost his seat in the first round of the 2022 French legislative election.
Political positions In July 2019, Kokouendo voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.Maxime Vaudano (24 July 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
See also 2017 French legislative election
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