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.

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.

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!

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