Max Gallo

Max Louis Jules Gallo (French: [maks ɡalo]; 7 January 1932 – 18 July 2017) was a French writer, historian and politician. He wrote over one hundred books.^[1] He served in the National Assembly (1981–1983), as Spokesperson of the Government under Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy (1983–1984), and in the European Parliament (1984–1994).

ConstituencyFrance

Prime MinisterPierre Mauroy

Preceded byAndré Rossi

Succeeded byRoland Dumas

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Max Gallo
Gallo in 1984
Member of the European Parliament
In office 24 July 1984 – 18 July 1994
Constituency	France
Spokesperson of the Government
In office 22 March 1983 – 17 July 1984
Prime Minister	Pierre Mauroy
Preceded by	André Rossi
Succeeded by	Roland Dumas
Member of the National Assembly for Alpes-Maritimes's 1st constituency
In office 21 June 1981 – 22 April 1983
Preceded by	Charles Ehrmann
Succeeded by	Francis Giolitti
Personal details
Born	Max Louis Jules Gallo (1932-01-07)7 January 1932 Nice, France
Died	18 July 2017(2017-07-18) (aged 85) Vaison-la-Romaine, France
Party	Socialist Party (1974–1992)
Spouse	Marielle Gallo
Profession	Historian

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The son of Italian immigrants (his father was of Piedmontese descent and his mother was from the region of Parma),^[2] Gallo's early career was in journalism. At the time, he was a Communist (until 1956). In 1974, he joined the Socialist Party. In the 1990s he was close to Jean-Pierre Chevènement. On 26 April 2007, the Académie Française recorded his candidacy for its Seat 24, formerly held by the late Jean-François Revel. He was elected to the Académie Française on 31 May 2007.