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Raphaël Adam (politician)

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Raphaël Adam
Mayor of Nanterre
Assumed office
19 October 2023
Preceded byPatrick Jarry
Personal details
Born (1987-07-28) 28 July 1987 (age 37)
Nièvre, France
Political partyIndependent (since 2007)
Other political
affiliations
Socialist Party (until 2007)

Raphaël Adam (born 28 July 1987) is a French politician who has served as mayor of Nanterre since 2023.[1]

Early life and career

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Adam was born in Nièvre in 1987.[2] Until the 2007 presidential election, he was a member of the Socialist Party.[3] He was elected municipal councillor of Beaulieu in 2008,[2] and was re-elected in 2014.[4] He studied communication science and political science, and moved to Nanterre where he worked for the Ministry of Ecology and the Ministry of Labour.[3] In the 2020 municipal elections, he was elected municipal councillor of Nanterre, and was appointed as a deputy mayor.[2] He was elected mayor in 2023, upon the resignation of Patrick Jarry.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b ""Il est temps" : Patrick Jarry passe le flambeau à Raphaël Adam à la mairie de Nanterre". Actu.fr (in French). 20 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Raphaël Adam, un maire au chevet des jeunes de Nanterre". Actu.fr (in French). 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Mairie de Nanterre : Raphaël Adam, le « travailleur de l'ombre » jeté en pleine lumière". Le Parisien (in French). 9 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Denis Soulier, nouveau maire". Le Journal du Centre (in French). 12 April 2014.