Alain Richard

Alain Richard (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ ʁiʃaʁ]; born 29 August 1945) is a French politician who served as Minister of Defence from 1997 to 2002. A former member of the Socialist Party (PS), he joined La République En Marche! (LREM, later renamed Renaissance, RE) in 2017.

This article is about the politician. For the Swiss ski mountaineer, see Alain Richard (ski mountaineer). For the monk, see Alain Richard (monk).

Alain Richard
Richard in 2018
Minister of Defence
In office
3 June 1997 – 7 May 2002
Prime MinisterLionel Jospin
Preceded byCharles Millon
Succeeded byMichèle Alliot-Marie
Senator for Val-d'Oise
In office
1 October 2011 – 2 October 2023
In office
2 October 1995 – 4 July 1997
Member of the National Assembly
for Val-d'Oise
In office
3 April 1978 – 1 April 1993
Preceded byMichel Poniatowski
Succeeded byChristian Gourmelen
Constituency1st (1978–1986)
At-large (1986–1988)
2nd (1988–1997)
Mayor of Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône
In office
19 December 2002 – 19 October 2017
Preceded byAndrée Salgues
Succeeded byLaurent Linquette
In office
20 March 1977 – 4 July 1997
Preceded byArmand Lecomte
Succeeded byJean-Louis Linquette
Personal details
Born (1945-08-29) 29 August 1945
Paris, France
Political partyUnified Socialist Party (1962–1974)
Socialist Party (1974–2017)
Renaissance (2017–present)
EducationLycée Henri-IV
Alma materSciences Po
École nationale d'administration

A member of the National Assembly for Val-d'Oise from 1978 to 1993, Richard was elected to the Senate in 1995 before he was appointed as Minister of Defence in the government of Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. He returned to the Senate in 2011, holding a seat until 2023.

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