{{short description|French politician (born 1961)}} {{Expand French|topic=gov|date=February 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{infobox officeholder | name = Philippe Cochet | office1 = Mayor of Caluire-et-Cuire | term_start1 = 16 March 2008 | term_end1 = 16 July 2025 | office2 = Member of the National Assembly<br>for Rhône's 5th constituency | term_start2 = 19 June 2002 | term_end2 = 20 June 2017 | predecessor2 = Jean Rigaud | successor2 = Blandine Brocard | office = Member of the<br>Metropolitan Council of Lyon | term_start = 1 January 2015 | term_end = 16 July 2025 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|05|23|df=yes}} | birth_place = Lyon, France | party = Republican Party<br>(until 1997)<br>Liberal Democracy<br>(1997{{endash}}2002)<br>Union for a Popular Movement (2002{{endash}}2015)<br>The Republicans<br>(2015{{endash}}present) | image = Philippe Cochet.JPG }}
'''Philippe Cochet''' ({{IPA|fr|filip kɔʃɛ}}; born 23 May 1961) is a French politician.
== Career == He has been a member of the French National Assembly since 2002, most recently re-elected in 2007 for the Rhône department. He is a member of the mainstream conservative party, the UMP.
He is a member of the National Assembly Committee on foreign relations, and the President of the France-Iran Parliamentary Committee.<ref>[http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/13/tribun/fiches_id/267775.asp French National Assembly Official website]</ref>
Within the UMP, Philippe Cochet is part of the libertarian faction called The Reformers. He has been one of the 21 members of the UMP National Committee (''Comité directeur'') since July 2007.
He is also, since March 2008, the mayor of Caluire-et-Cuire, a city in the Northern suburbs of Lyon.
== Political positions == Cochet was a notable opponent to the 2013 legalisation of same-sex marriage under a government bill presented by Justice Minister Christiane Taubira; he supported La Manif pour tous.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lyonmag.com/article/51556/manif-pour-tous-philippe-cochet-se-paie-valls-a-l-assemblee-video|title=Manif pour tous : Philippe Cochet se paie Valls à l'Assemblée|website=LyonMag.com|language=fr|date=27 March 2013}}</ref> He used controversial language in the National Assembly, accusing the government of "assassinating children". He later said the term was "not appropriate", but maintained the government would be "weakening children".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.liberation.fr/societe/2013/04/18/philippe-cochet-sur-le-mariage-pour-tous-vous-assassinez-des-enfants_897143/|title=Un député UMP, à l'Assemblée : «Vous assassinez des enfants»|language=fr|website=Libération.fr|date=18 April 2013}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.philippecochet.com/ Official website (fr)]
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