Robert Vigouroux | |
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| Mayor ofMarseille | |
| In office 17 May 1986 – 25 June 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Gaston Defferre |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Claude Gaudin |
| Senator ofBouches-du-Rhône | |
| In office 24 September 1989 – 30 September 1998 | |
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| Born | Robert Paul Vigouroux (1923-03-21)21 March 1923 |
| Died | 9 July 2017(2017-07-09) (aged 94) |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Education | Lycée Thiers |
| Profession | Neurosurgeon |
Robert Vigouroux (French pronunciation:[ʁɔbɛʁviɡuʁu]; 21 March 1923 – 9 July 2017)[1] was a Frenchpolitician and writer.[2] He was theMayor ofMarseille (the second largest city inFrance) from 1986 to1995, and aFrench Senator for theBouches-du-Rhône from 1989 to 1998.[2][3][4]
Robert Vigouroux was born inParis.[2][3] In 1942, he moved to Marseilles to work as a doctor in hospitals.[2] He was elected as Mayor of Marseille in 1986, and as Senator in 1989.[2][3] He later published two volumes ofpoetry under thepen name of Stépan Alexis, and lateressays,novels, volumes of paintings and photographs in his real name.[2]
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