| Francis Chouat | |
| Office: | Member of the National Assembly for Essonne's 1st constituency |
| Term Start: | 26 November 2018 |
| Term End: | 21 June 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Manuel Valls |
| Constituency: | Essonne |
| Office2: | Mayor of Évry |
| Term Start2: | 3 June 2012 |
| Term End2: | 26 December 2018 |
| Predecessor2: | Manuel Valls |
| Successor2: | Danielle Valéro |
| Birth Name: | Francis Georges Chouat |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Argenteuil, France |
| Death Place: | Paris, France |
| Party: | Territories of Progress La République En Marche! Socialist Party |
| Successor: | Farida Amrani |
| Relatives: | Didier Chouat (brother) |
| Profession: | Historian |
Francis Chouat (20 December 1948 – 27 July 2024) was a French historian and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a member of the National Assembly after winning a by-election in 2018, representing Essonne's 1st constituency.[1]
Chouat did not run for re-election in the 2022 French legislative election.[2]
Chouat joined the Socialist Party (PS) in 1995. From 1999 to 2002, he worked as economic policy advisor to the President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France, Jean-Paul Huchon.[3] In 2012, he was elected mayor of Évry, succeeding Manuel Valls.[4] Ahead of the 2017 Senate elections, he left the PS.[5]
In parliament, Chouat served on the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education (2018–2019) and the Finance Committee (since 2019).[6]
In February 2020, Chouat joined the newly established Territoires de progrès movement launched by Jean-Yves Le Drian and Olivier Dussopt.[7] By May 2020, he also joined En commun (EC), a group within LREM led by Barbara Pompili.[8]
In July 2019, Chouat voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[9]
Chouat's brother Didier Chouat was also an MP.[10] Chouat died from cancer on 27 July 2024, at the age of 75.[11]