Louis Mermaz, former president of the National Assembly, dies at the age of 92

2024-08-15 16:45:48

The French political landscape is losing one of its figures. Former President of the National Assembly Louis Mermaz died at the age of 92, we learned this Thursday.

François Hollande wrote on X. And the former socialist president praised “his wisdom, his intelligence, his humor.” He also wrote: “I lost my dear and faithful friend.

I love Louis Mermaz for his role in making PS a force for change. I love you for your intelligence, your cunning, your calmness in the face of the most difficult situations. For your wit, your wit, your humor. I have lost a dear and faithful friend. pic.twitter.com/lX0Y9ZwnYc

– François Hollande (@fhollande) August 15, 2024

“Louis Mermaz has left us. Great sadness. Fellow traveler François Mitterrand, his living spirit followed us in all our struggles, until these last days, during the parliamentary campaign. Heartfelt thoughts for Annie, Laure and the your son,” the leader of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure, wrote on X.

Louis Mermaz has left us. Great grief. Fellow traveler F. Mitterrand, his living spirit followed us in all our struggles, until these last days, during the parliamentary campaign. Heartfelt thoughts for Annie, Laure and her children. pic.twitter.com/Mt9gdJtTc6

– Olivier Faure (@faureolivier) August 15, 2024

According to François Durovray, president of the Essonne branch board, Louis Mermaz died “at his home in Essonne”. “His commitment to serving our country has marked his history. My sincere condolences and condolences to his family and loved ones,” he said.

Louis Mermaz, former minister, president of the National Assembly and a prominent figure in political life, has left us at his home in Essonne. His commitment to serving our country has marked his history. My sincere condolences and condolences to your family and loved ones. pic.twitter.com/evBxuDB95V

– François Durovray (@durovray) August 15, 2024

“Louis Mermaz was a man of great culture and a politician whose political life was deeply marked by the sign of loyalty,” welcomed Jean Glavany, president of the François Mitterrand Institute, in a press release. He continued: “I served in the government of Pierre Bérégovoy next to Louis Mermaz who used to show me the good friend of a big brother who protected me.

Loyal to François Mitterrand

The head of La France insoumise (LFI) Jean-Luc Mélenchon, for his part, expressed his “distress” and praised “a true example of the defense of public freedoms and human rights, without double standards and without fear of arguments say’.

Louis Mermaz is gone. It is a true example of the protection of public liberties and human rights, without double standards and without fear of what people will say. Sadness.

– Jean-Luc Mélenchon (@JLMelenchon) August 15, 2024

Bernard Cazeneuve also made “a man to Louis Mezmaz, a socialist, honest and free friend of François Mitterrand, to an elected representative of Isère, attached to his city of Vienna, to a wise man who loves History, the your number and your studies. . His keen sense of humor will be missed by those who loved him and his political family. “

Tribute to Louis Mermaz, the socialists, loyal and free friends of François Mitterrand, to the elected officials of Isère, connected to his city Vienna, to the wise people interested in History, its numbers and its lessons. His intelligence will be missed by his loved ones and his political family.

— Bernard Cazeneuve (@BCazeneuve) August 15, 2024

Born on August 20, 1931 in Paris, this François Mitterrand devotee began his political career as a deputy of Isère in 1967. He joined the Socialist Party a few years later, in 1971, during the Epinay Parliament. In 1981, he joined the government under President François Mitterrand as minister of infrastructure and transport. In the same year he became the president of the National Assembly, a position he held until 1986.