Jean-Paul Fournier (born 16 October 1945 in Génolhac) is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France and mayor of Nîmes. He represents the Gard department and is a member of The Republicans Party.

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Jean-Paul Fournier
Mayor of Nîmes
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 March 2001
Preceded by	Alain Clary
Member of the French Senate for Gard
In office 2008–2017
Succeeded by	Pascale Bories
Personal details
Born	(1945-10-16) 16 October 1945 (age 78) Génolhac, France
Political party	The Republicans

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Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Fournier publicly declared his support for Michel Barnier as the Republicans’ candidate.^[1]