Philippe Madrelle

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Constituency	Gironde's 4th constituency
Personal details
Born	(1937-04-21)21 April 1937 Saint-Seurin-de-Cursac, France
Died	27 August 2019(2019-08-27) (aged 82) Bordeaux, France
Political party	PS

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]

Biography

Political involvement

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

• Senator for Gironde (1980—2019)
• Deputy for Gironde's 4th constituency (1968—1980)
• President of the Regional Council of Aquitaine (1981—1985)
• Regional Councillor of Aquitaine (1986—1989)
• President of the General Council of Gironde (1976—1985 and 1988—2015)
• General Councillor of Gironde (1968—2015)
• Mayor of Carbon-Blanc (1976—2001)

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