Michel Vaxès (November 14, 1940 – September 18, 2016) was a French politician.
Early life
Michel Vaxès was born on November 14, 1940 in
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...
, Southern France.
Career
Vaxès was a school counsellor.
Vaxès was a member of the
French Communist Party
The French Communist Party (french: Parti communiste français, ''PCF'' ; ) is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism. The PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its MEPs sit in the European Un ...
.
He served on the city council of
Port-de-Bouc
Port-de-Bouc (; oc, Lo Pòrt de Boc) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du- ...
,
and eventually served as its mayor.
He also served as a member of the
National Assembly of France from 1997 to 2012,
representing the
Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and ...
department.
His parliamentary assistant was
Gaby Charroux
Gaby Charroux (born 1942) is a French politician.
Early life
Gaby Charroux was born on 25 June 1942 in Algiers, French Algeria.
Career
Charroux was a schoolteacher.
Charroux is a member of the French Communist Party. He served as Michel Vaxà ...
, who subsequently won his seat in the assembly.
In 2003, in the midst of his tenure, he tried to remove the word "race" from the
Constitution of France, unsuccessfully.
Personal life and death
Vaxès was married to Renée Vaxès.
He had two sons, Erick and Yann.
He died of cancer on September 18, 2016.
He was 75 years old.
Further reading
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References
1940 births
2016 deaths
Politicians from Marseille
French Communist Party politicians
Deaths from cancer in France
Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
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