Philippe Marchand

Philippe Marchand (French pronunciation: [filip maʁʃɑ̃]; 1 September 1939 – 10 January 2018) was a French politician. He was Minister of the Interior from 1991 until 1992, a member of the Parliament and President of the general council of Charente-Maritime.

Philippe Marchand
Minister of the Interior
In office 1991–1992
President	François Mitterrand
Prime Minister	Michel Rocard Édith Cresson
Preceded by	Pierre Joxe
Succeeded by	Paul Quilès
Member of the National Assembly for Charente-Maritime's 4th constituency
In office 1979–1990
Preceded by	Louis Joanne
Succeeded by	Pierre-Jean Daviaud
Personal details
Born	(1939-09-01)1 September 1939 Angoulême, France
Died	10 January 2018(2018-01-10) (aged 78) Saintes, France
Political party	Socialist Party

Biography

Marchand was born in Angoulême, Charente. He failed to act to establish the Giacometti Foundation.^[1] He called for resignations after the George Habash affair.^[2][3]

Marchand died in Saintes, Charente-Maritime.