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Michel Vauzelle | |
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President of theRegional 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 ofArles | |
In office 18 June 1995 – 15 March 1998 | |
Preceded by | Jean-Paul Camoin |
Succeeded by | Paolo Toeschi |
Keeper of the Seals,Minister of Justice | |
In office 2 April 1992 – 29 March 1993 | |
President | François Mitterrand |
Prime Minister | Pierre Bérégovoy |
Preceded by | Henri Nallet |
Succeeded by | Pierre Méhaignerie |
Deputy of theNational Assembly forBouches-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 | (1944-08-15)15 August 1944 (age 80) Montélimar,France |
Political party | Socialist Party |
Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Profession | Lawyer,politician |
Michel Vauzelle (French pronunciation:[miʃɛlvozɛl]; born 15 August 1944)[1] is a French politician who served asKeeper of the Seals of France,Minister of Justice under Prime MinisterPierre Bérégovoy from 1992 to 1993. A member of theSocialist Party (PS), he also served asMayor ofArles from 1995 to 1998 andPresident of theRegional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur from 1998 until 2015.
A native ofMontélimar, Vauzelle was aMember of Parliament (MP) forBouches-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's16th constituency. In2007, he defeatedUnion for a Popular Movement (UMP) incumbentRoland Chassain who had previously defeated him in2002. Vauzelle, who had a narrower victory against aNational Front (FN) candidate in2012,[2] did not contest the2017 legislative election, in which the seat was won byMonica Michel ofLa République En Marche! (LREM), a first-time candidate.
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