Philippe Madrelle

Philippe Madrelle (21 April 1937 – 27 August 2019) was a French politician.[1] A member of the Socialist Party, he served as a Deputy from the Gironde between 1968 and 1980, President of the General Council of Gironde between 1976 and 2015, and Senator from 1980 until his death.[2]

Philippe Madrelle
Philippe Madrelle in 2011.
Member of the Senate for Gironde
In office
1 October 1980  27 August 2019
Succeeded byHervé Gillé
Parliamentary groupSOC
President of the General Council of Gironde
In office
1 October 1988  1 April 2015
Preceded byJacques Valade
Succeeded byJean-Luc Gleyze
In office
19 March 1976  22 March 1985
Preceded byRaymond Brun
Succeeded byJacques Valade
Mayor of Carbon-Blanc
In office
15 March 1976  18 March 2001
Succeeded byFranck Maurras
General Councillor of Gironde
In office
15 March 1968  1 April 2015
Preceded byRené Cassage
Succeeded byCanton dissolved
ConstituencyCanton of Carbon-Blanc
President of the Regional Council of Aquitaine
In office
1981–1985
Preceded byAndré Labarrère
Succeeded byJacques Chaban-Delmas
Deputy for Gironde's 4th constituency
Preceded byRené Cassagne
Succeeded byPierre Garmendia
Parliamentary groupFGDS (1968-1973)
PSRG(1973-1978)
SOC(1978-1980)
ConstituencyGironde's 4th constituency
Personal details
Born(1937-04-21)21 April 1937
Saint-Seurin-de-Cursac, France
Died27 August 2019(2019-08-27) (aged 82)
Bordeaux, France
Political partyPS

Biography

Senator for Gironde (1980—2019)

Madrelle was elected Senator for Gironde on 28 September 1980. He was re-elected on 24 September 1989, 27 September 1998, 21 September 2008, and 28 September 2014. From 1 October 2017, he became the longest serving active member of the Senate, succeeding Serge Dassault.[3] He indicated that he wished to not represent himself again at the expiration of his senatorial mandate in 2020.[4] He died of cancer on 27 August 2019 in Bordeaux.[5][6]

Summary of mandates

References

  1. "Décès de Philippe Madrelle, sénateur et ex-président PS de Gironde". 27 August 2019.
  2. "Anciens sénateurs Vème République : MADRELLE Philippe". www.senat.fr. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  3. "Philippe Madrelle, le doyen du Sénat, est mort". Public Senat (in French). 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  4. Feltin-Palas, Michel (1 June 2017). "Champion du cumul des mandats, Philippe Madrelle, le César de la Gironde". LExpress.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. Meynard, Christophe (2019-08-27). "Philippe Madrelle est décédé". Haute Gironde (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  6. "Baron socialiste de la Gironde, Philippe Madrelle tire définitivement sa révérence". Rue89Bordeaux (in French). 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2021-12-29.


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