Louis Mermaz

Louis Mermaz was a French politician.

Life and career

Mermaz became an ally of François Mitterrand in the late 1950s and in 1971 became a member of Mitterrand's staff in the French Socialist Party. In 1967, he was elected Deputy of Isère for the first time.
In 1981, he was appointed Minister of [Transport (France)|Minister of Transport] in the first government of socialist Pierre Mauroy, before his election to Presidency of the National Assembly. He served in this office to 1986. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 1990 to 1992, and Minister of Relations with Parliament in the Bérégovoy government from 1992 to 1993. He was also List of Government [spokespeople of France|Government's spokesperson] in the same cabinet.
From 2001 to 2011, he was senator of Isère.
Mermaz died in Limours on 15 August 2024, at the age of 92.