Michel Vauzelle
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Michel Vauzelle is the president of the regional council of Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur since 1998. He is a member of the Socialist Party
and was Minister of Justice in the Pierre Bérégovoy
government in 1992–1993.
He is also the PS deputy for the 16th constituency of Bouches-du-Rhône
, where he defeated the UMP incumbent (who had defeated him in 2002) in 2007 with 52.32% in the runoff
Socialist Party (France)
The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement...
and was Minister of Justice in the Pierre Bérégovoy
Pierre Bérégovoy
Pierre Eugène Bérégovoy was a French Socialist politician. He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1992 to 1993.-Early career:...
government in 1992–1993.
He is also the PS deputy for the 16th constituency of Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhône River. It is the most populous department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its INSEE and postal code is 13.-History of the department:...
, where he defeated the UMP incumbent (who had defeated him in 2002) in 2007 with 52.32% in the runoff