Charles Hernu

Charles Hernu
Charles Hernu in 1983
Minister of Defence
In office
1981–1985
PresidentFrançois Mitterrand
Prime MinisterPierre Mauroy
Laurent Fabius
Preceded byRobert Galley
Succeeded byPaul Quilès
Mayor of Villeurbanne
In office
1977–1990
Preceded byÉtienne Gagnaire
Succeeded byGilbert Chabroux
Personal details
Born(1923-07-03)3 July 1923
Quimper, France
Died17 January 1990(1990-01-17) (aged 66)
Villeurbanne, France
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materCatholic University of Leuven

Eugène Charles Hernu (3 July 1923 – 17 January 1990) was a French socialist politician. He served as Minister of Defence from 1981 to 1985, until forced to resign over the bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand.