Paul Quilès (, 27 January 1942 – 24 September 2021) was a French

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politician.

Biography

Quilès was born in Sig, Algeria on 27 January 1942. Quilès was a member of the

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for Paris and later Tarn ''département''. He close to

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, and served as Defense Minister from 1985 to 1986, after the ''Rainbow Warrior'' scandal. He was

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from 1992 to 1993, then chairman of the Defense commission in the

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from 1997 to 2002. Quilès died on 24 September 2021 at the age of 79.

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