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 | |
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Member of the Senate for Gironde | |
In office 1 October 1980 – 27 August 2019 | |
Succeeded by | Hervé Gillé |
Parliamentary group | SOC |
President of the General Council of Gironde | |
In office 1 October 1988 – 1 April 2015 | |
Preceded by | Jacques Valade |
Succeeded by | Jean-Luc Gleyze |
In office 19 March 1976 – 22 March 1985 | |
Preceded by | Raymond Brun |
Succeeded by | Jacques Valade |
Mayor of Carbon-Blanc | |
In office 15 March 1976 – 18 March 2001 | |
Succeeded by | Franck Maurras |
General Councillor of Gironde | |
In office 15 March 1968 – 1 April 2015 | |
Preceded by | René Cassage |
Succeeded by | Canton dissolved |
Constituency | Canton of Carbon-Blanc |
President of the Regional Council of Aquitaine | |
In office 1981–1985 | |
Preceded by | André Labarrère |
Succeeded by | Jacques Chaban-Delmas |
Deputy for Gironde's 4th constituency | |
Preceded by | René Cassagne |
Succeeded by | Pierre Garmendia |
Parliamentary group | FGDS (1968-1973) PSRG(1973-1978) SOC(1978-1980) |
Constituency | Gironde's 4th constituency |
Personal details | |
Born | Saint-Seurin-de-Cursac, France | 21 April 1937
Died | 27 August 2019 Bordeaux, France | (aged 82)
Political party | PS |
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]