Michel Vauzelle

Michel Vauzelle (born 15 August 1944)^[1] is a French politician who served as Keeper of the Seals of France, Minister of Justice under Prime Minister Pierre Bérégovoy from 1992 to 1993. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he also served as Mayor of Arles from 1995 to 1998 and President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur from 1998 until 2015.

Michel Vauzelle
President of the Regional 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 of Arles
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 the National Assembly for Bouches-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

A native of Montélimar, Vauzelle was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Bouches-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's 16th constituency. In 2007, he defeated Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) incumbent Roland Chassain who had previously defeated him in 2002. Vauzelle, who had a narrower victory against a National Front (FN) candidate in 2012,^[2] did not contest the 2017 legislative election, in which the seat was won by Monica Michel of La République En Marche! (LREM), a first-time candidate.

Honours

• On 26 September 2016, Vauzelle was awarded the Plaque rank of the Order of the Aztec Eagle by the then president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto.^[3]

References

1. "M. Michel Vauzelle – Mandat clos – Bouches-du-Rhône (16e circonscription) – Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
2. "Législatives : Chassain se désiste en faveur du FN", Le Point (in French), 11 June 2012.
3. Granting the Decoration of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle to thirty-one citizens of the French Republic - website of the Official Journal of the Federation (Mexico)

External links

• Official website
• National Assembly page