Louis Mermaz

Louis Mermaz (20 August 1931 – 15 August 2024) was a French politician.

Life and career Mermaz became an ally of François Mitterrand in the late 1950s and in 1971 became a member of Mitterrand's staff in the French Socialist Party. In 1967, he was elected Deputy of Isère for the first time.

In 1981, he was appointed Minister of Transport in the first government of socialist Pierre Mauroy, before his election to Presidency of the National Assembly. He served in this office to 1986. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 1990 to 1992, and Minister of Relations with Parliament in the Bérégovoy government from 1992 to 1993. He was also Government's spokesperson in the same cabinet.

From 2001 to 2011, he was senator of Isère.

Mermaz died in Limours on 15 August 2024, at the age of 92.