Michel Vauzelle | |
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| President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| In office 23 March 1998 – 18 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Gaudin |
| Succeeded by | Christian Estrosi |
| Mayor of Arles | |
| In office 18 June 1995 – 15 March 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Paul Camoin |
| Succeeded by | Paolo Toeschi |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 2 April 1992 – 29 March 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Bérégovoy |
| Preceded by | Henri Nallet |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Méhaignerie |
| Member of the National Assembly for Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| In office 20 June 2007 – 20 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Roland Chassain |
| Succeeded by | Monica Michel |
| Constituency | 16th |
| In office 12 June 1997 – 19 June 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Thérèse Aillaud |
| Succeeded by | Roland Chassain |
| Constituency | 16th |
| In office 2 April 1986 – 2 May 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Proportional representation |
| Succeeded by | François Bernardini |
| Constituency | At-large (1986–1988) 16th (1988–1992) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1944 Montélimar, France |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
Michel Vauzelle (born 15 August 1944)[1] is a French politician who served as Keeper of the Seals of France, Minister of Justice under Prime Minister Pierre Bérégovoy from 1992 to 1993. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he also served as Mayor of Arles from 1995 to 1998 and President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur from 1998 until 2015.
A native of Montélimar, Vauzelle was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Bouches-du-Rhône from 1986 to 1992 and again from 1997 to 2002 and 2007 to 2017. He was first elected at-large (1986–1988), before representing the department's 16th constituency. In 2007, he defeated Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) incumbent Roland Chassain who had previously defeated him in 2002. Vauzelle, who had a narrower victory against a National Front (FN) candidate in 2012,[2] did not contest the 2017 legislative election, in which the seat was won by Monica Michel of La République En Marche! (LREM), a first-time candidate.
Honours
- On 26 September 2016, Vauzelle was awarded the Plaque rank of the Order of the Aztec Eagle by the then president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto.[3]
References
- ↑ "M. Michel Vauzelle – Mandat clos – Bouches-du-Rhône (16e circonscription) – Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "Législatives : Chassain se désiste en faveur du FN", Le Point (in French), 11 June 2012.
- ↑ Granting the Decoration of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle to thirty-one citizens of the French Republic - website of the Official Journal of the Federation (Mexico)