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Patrick Vignal
Patrick Vignal
	Vignal in 2017
Member of the National Assembly; for Hérault's 9th constituency
	In office; 20 June 2012 – 9 June 2024
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Charles Alloncle
Personal details
Born	22 January 1958 (age 67); Montpellier, France
Political party	Renaissance (2017–present)
Other political; affiliations	Socialist Party (until 2017)

Patrick Vignal (French pronunciation: [patʁik viɲal]; born 22 January 1958) is a French politician who represented the 9th constituency of the Hérault department in the National Assembly from 2012 to 2024. A member of Renaissance (RE, formerly La République En Marche!) who was originally elected to Parliament as a member of the Socialist Party (PS), he previously served as a Deputy Mayor of Montpellier (2001–2012) and held the canton of Montpellier-4 seat in the General Council of Hérault (2008–2012).

Political career

Vignal was first elected to the National Assembly in the 2012 legislative election. He was reelected in 2017 and 2022.^[1]^[2] He ran for reelection to a fourth term in office in the 2024 snap election; placing third in the first round of voting, he withdrew ahead of the second round.^[3]

In Parliament, Vignal served as a member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education.^[4] In addition to his committee assignments, he was a member of the French-Cuban parliamentary friendship group.