Philippe Mestre
Minister of Veterans Affairs
In office
29 March 1993  18 May 1995
PresidentFrançois Mitterrand
Prime MinisterÉdouard Balladur
Preceded byLouis Mexandeau
Succeeded byPierre Pasquini
Member of the National Assembly
In office
6 June 1988  1 May 1993
Succeeded byLéon Aimé
ConstituencyVendée 2
In office
2 July 1981  14 May 1988
ConstituencyVendée
Personal details
Born(1927-08-23)23 August 1927
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire, Vendée, France
Died25 April 2017(2017-04-25) (aged 89)
Paris, France
Political partyUDF
OccupationPrefect

Philippe Mestre (23 August 1927 25 April 2017) was a French high-ranking civil servant, media executive and politician. He was the prefect of Gers, Lower Normandy, Calvados, Pays de la Loire and Loire-Atlantique.[1] He was the chief executive of Presse-Océan from 1981 to 1993.[1] He served as a member of the National Assembly from 1981 to 1993, representing Vendée.[2] He was the Minister of Veteran Affairs and War Victims from 1993 to 1995.[1] He was a commander of the Legion of Honour and an officer of the National Order of Merit.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Vendée. Le décès de Philippe Mestre, ancien ministre". Ouest-France. April 26, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  2. "Philippe Mestre". National Assembly. Retrieved April 28, 2017.


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