Max Gallo

Max Louis Jules Gallo (; 7 January 1932 – 18 July 2017) was a French writer, historian and politician. He wrote over one hundred books. He served in the National Assembly (19811983), as Spokesperson of the Government under Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy (19831984), and in the European Parliament (19841994).

The son of Italian immigrants (his father was of Piedmontese descent and his mother was from the region of Parma), 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.

Honours Commander of the Legion of Honour (2009) Grand Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite (2013)