Paul Quilès

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Paul Quilès
Paul Quilès.jpg
of Cordes-sur-Ciel
In office
25 June 1995 – 28 May 2020
Preceded byRobert Ramond
Succeeded byBernard Andrieu
Minister of Defence
In office
1985–1986
PresidentFrançois Mitterrand
Prime MinisterLaurent Fabius
Preceded byCharles Hernu
Succeeded by
Minister of the Interior
In office
1992–1993
PresidentFrançois Mitterrand
Prime MinisterPierre Bérégovoy
Preceded byPhilippe Marchand
Succeeded byCharles Pasqua
Member of the National Assembly
for Tarn's 1st constituency
In office
1993–2007
Preceded byPierre Bernard
Succeeded byJacques Valax
Personal details
Born (1942-01-27) 27 January 1942 (age 79)
Sig, French Algeria
NationalityFrench
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materÉcole Polytechnique

Paul Quilès (French pronunciation: ​[pɔl kilɛs], born 27 January 1942) is a French Socialist politician.

Biography[]

He was born in Sig, Algeria.

Deputy of Tarn département, close to Laurent Fabius, he was Defense Minister from 1985 to 1986, after the Rainbow Warrior scandal. He was Interior Minister from 1992 to 1993, then chairman of the Defense commission in the French National Assembly from 1997 to 2002.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Charles Hernu
Minister of Defense
1985–1986
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Philippe Marchand
Minister of the Interior
1992–1993
Succeeded by
Charles Pasqua
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