Paul Quilès (, 27 January 1942 – 24 September 2021) was a French

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politician.

Biography

Quilès was born in

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on 27 January 1942. Quilès was a member of the

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for Paris and later Tarn ''département''. He close to

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, and served as Defense Minister from 1985 to 1986, after the ''Rainbow Warrior'' scandal. He was

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from 1992 to 1993, then chairman of the Defense commission in the

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from 1997 to 2002. Quilès died on 24 September 2021 at the age of 79.

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1942 births 2021 deaths People from Sig People of French Algeria Pieds-noirs Socialist Party (France) politicians Ministers of transport of France French interior ministers Ministers of posts, telegraphs, and telephones of France Deputies of the 6th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 7th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 8th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 9th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 10th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Paris Members of Parliament for Tarn Mayors of places in Occitania (administrative region) École Polytechnique alumni Deaths from cancer in France {{France-politician-Socialist-stub