Joachim Son-Forget

French radiologist and politician

Joachim Jean-Marie Forget (born 15 April 1983),[1] known as Joachim Son-Forget (pronounced "son-for-zhay"),[2] is a South Korean-born, French politician. From 2017 to 2022, he was a member of the National Assembly.[3]

Joachim Son-Forget
Member of the National Assembly
for the 6th constituency for French residents overseas
In office
21 June 2017 – 21 June 2022
Preceded byClaudine Schmid
Succeeded byMarc Ferracci
Personal details
Born (1983-04-15) 15 April 1983 (age 41)
Seoul, South Korea
Political partyReconquête (since 2022)
Other political
affiliations
Socialist Party (until 2014)
La République En Marche! (2017–2018)
Valeur Absolue (2019–2021)
Children2
ProfessionRadiologist

In February 2020, Son-Forget announced his candidacy for President of France in the 2022 election.[4] However, he later dropped out and supported Éric Zemmour's unsuccessful campaign.[5]

References

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  1. Forget, Joachim. "Visuo-vestibular mechanisms of bodily self-consciousness". École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. Martrette-Gomez, Bruno (17 October 2017). "La Consult' de Joachim Son-Forget #18". www.whatsupdoc-lemag.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. "M. Joachim Son-Forget". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. "" TPMP " : Joachim Son-Forget annonce sa candidature à la présidentielle de 2022". 20 minutes (in French). 13 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  5. "Joachim Son-Forget, de «champion» macroniste à fervent soutien d'Eric Zemmour". Le Temps (in French). 2021-11-12. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2021-12-10.