Philippe Madrelle

Philippe Madrelle (21 April 1937 – 27 August 2019) was a French politician. A member of the Socialist Party, he served as a Deputy from the Gironde between 1968 and 1980, President of the General Council of Gironde between 1976 and 2015, and Senator from 1980 until his death.

Madrelle was elected Senator for Gironde on 28 September 1980. He was re-elected on 24 September 1989, 27 September 1998, 21 September 2008, and 28 September 2014. From 1 October 2017, he became the longest serving active member of the Senate, succeeding Serge Dassault. He indicated that he wished to not represent himself again at the expiration of his senatorial mandate in 2020. He died of cancer on 27 August 2019 in Bordeaux.