Patrick Devedjian
Patrick Devedjian | |
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| President of the General Council of Hauts-de-Seine | |
| In office 1 June 2007 – 28 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Succeeded by | Georges Siffredi (interim) |
| Member of the National Assembly for Hauts-de-Seine's 13th constituency | |
| In office 2010–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Georges Siffredi |
| Succeeded by | Frédérique Dumas |
| Mayor of Antony | |
| In office 1983–2002 | |
| Preceded by | André Aubry |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Sibille |
| Minister under the Prime Minister in charge of the Implementation of the Recovery Plan | |
| In office 5 December 2008 – 13 November 2010 | |
| President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Prime Minister | François Fillon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1944 Fontainebleau, France |
| Died | 28 March 2020 (aged 75) Antony, France |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Political party | The Republicans |
| Education | Lycée Condorcet |
| Alma mater | Panthéon-Assas University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Awards | Order of Makarios III, Order of Honor (Armenia) |
Patrick Devedjian (26 August 1944 – 28 March 2020) was a French politician of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party. A close adviser of Nicolas Sarkozy since the 1990s, he was Minister under the Prime Minister in charge of the Implementation of the Recovery Plan, a special ministerial post created for two years after the 2008 financial crisis, a tenure which commenced in December 2008. He was of Armenian descent. In the night of 28 to 29 March 2020, he died of COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic.