François Léotard, former Minister of Defense, is dead

2023-04-25 13:27:56

The former Minister of Defense and Culture, François Léotard, died at the age of 81, announced on Twitter, this Tuesday April 25, Emmanuel Macron.

“With his disappearance, we lose a free spirit, a man of books and commitment,” wrote the French president.

François Léotard served the State and carried a great idea of ​​culture. With his passing, we lose a free spirit, a man of books and commitment. His native Var, the France he defended, the Republic he loved are experiencing a great loss today.

—Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) April 25, 2023

“The Southern Region, its region, bows to the memory of François Léotard” who was also “four times deputy of Var and mayor of Fréjus for 20 years”, for his part affirmed the president of this region. Renaud Muselier paying homage to “a man of states and territories”.

> More information to come…