Philippe Kemel (born 28 June 1948) is a French politician who is the mayor of Carvin[1] and a former member of the National Assembly of France.

Kemel completed his secondary education at Gondecourt High School and studied economics, sociology and accounting in Lille.

He served on the Regional Council of Nord-Pas-de-Calais from 2000 to 2012, he is vice-president of high schools from 2004 and learning from 2010, chaired by Daniel Percheron.

[4] Kemel stood for re-election at the 2017 French legislative election but was defeated decisively in the first round, winning just 10% of votes.

[5][6] Following the election of Jean-Pierre Corbisez in the Senate, he was nominated as a candidate to succeed him at the head of the agglomeration, following an internal vote in the majority group,[7] but was defeated by Christophe Pilch.