Raymond Durand (1 October 1945 – 6 January 2025) was a French politician of the Union for French Democracy (UDF), the New Centre (NC), and the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI).
[1] Born in Saint-Priest on 1 October 1945, Durand was first elected mayor of Chaponnay in 1989.
In 1994, he was elected to the General Council of Rhône, where he served until his defeat by the National Front, the Union for a Popular Movement, and the Socialist Party in 2015.
Durand was the substitute for Georges Fenech in the National Assembly from the Rhône's 11th constituency.
Following the invalidation of the constituency's result in 2007, Durand took office following a by-election in which he defeated socialist candidate Jean-François Gagneur.