Pierre Arpaillange (13 March 1924 – 11 January 2017) was a French author, senior judge and Government Minister.
He was also a member of the Haut Conseil de l'Audiovisuel ("High Council for the Audiovisual Industry") in 1973.
Adviser to the Supreme Court from 1974, he was promoted to Attorney General at the Cour de Cassation in 1984.
He became Keeper of the Seals and Minister of Justice in Michel Rocard's first and second governments (12 May 1988 to 1 October 1990).
He famously committed a verbal blunder in the National Assembly during a 1990 debate, stating: "In 1989, out of 52 escapees, we've recaptured 53."