Michel Noir (born 19 May 1944) is a French politician.

Political career

Governmental functions Minister of Foreign Trade : 1986-1988 Electoral mandates ''National Assembly of France'' Member of the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...

for

Rhône The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Ar ...

: 1978-1986 (Became minister in 1986) / 1988-1995 (Resignation). Elected in 1978, reelected in 1981, 1986, 1988, 1993. ''Municipal Council'' Mayor of

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...

: 1989–1995. Deputy-mayor of Lyon : 1983–1989. Municipal councillor of

: 1977–1995. Reelected in 1983, 1989. ''Urban community Council'' President of the

Urban Community of Lyon The Urban Community of Lyon (french: Communauté urbaine de Lyon), also known as Grand Lyon (i.e. "Greater Lyon") or by its former acronym COURLY, is the former intercommunal structure gathering the city of Lyon (France) and some of its suburbs. I ...

: 1989–1995. Member of the

: 1977–1995. Reelected in 1983, 1989.

References

1944 births Living people Mayors of Lyon Rally for the Republic politicians University of Lyon alumni 20th-century French diplomats Government ministers of France Members of Parliament for Rhône {{France-diplomat-stub