Philippe Madrelle (21 April 1937 – 27 August 2019) was a French politician. A member of the

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, he served as a

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from the

Gironde Gironde ( , US usually , ; , ) is the largest department in the southwestern French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,623,749.

between 1968 and 1980, President of the General Council of Gironde between 1976 and 2015, and

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from 1980 until his death.

Biography

Political involvement

Senator for Gironde (1980—2019)

Madrelle was elected

for

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

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, succeeding

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. He indicated that he wished to not represent himself again at the expiration of his senatorial mandate in 2020. He died of cancer on 27 August 2019 in

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...

Summary of mandates

* Senator for

(1980–2019) * Deputy for Gironde's 4th constituency (1968–1980) * President of the

Regional Council of Aquitaine The Regional Council of Aquitaine was the regional council of the French region of Aquitaine. It included 85 members. It was replaced by the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in 2016. Seats By Department *36 councillors for Gironde *17 c ...

(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 Carbon-Blanc (; ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune was created in 1853 when it was separated from neighboring Bassens by decree of Napoleon III. Population Sister cities Carbon ...

(1976–2001)

References

1937 births 2019 deaths French senators of the Fifth Republic Socialist Party (France) politicians Senators of Gironde {{France-politician-Socialist-stub