Alain Richard | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Richard in 2018 | |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 3 June 1997 – 7 May 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Lionel Jospin |
| Preceded by | Charles Millon |
| Succeeded by | Michèle 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 by | Michel Poniatowski |
| Succeeded by | Christian Gourmelen |
| Constituency | 1st (1978–1986) At-large (1986–1988) 2nd (1988–1997) |
| Mayor of Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône | |
| In office 19 December 2002 – 19 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Andrée Salgues |
| Succeeded by | Laurent Linquette |
| In office 20 March 1977 – 4 July 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Armand Lecomte |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Louis Linquette |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1945 Paris, France |
| Political party | Unified Socialist Party (1962–1974) Socialist Party (1974–2017) Renaissance (2017–present) |
| Education | Lycée Henri-IV |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po École nationale d'administration |
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.
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.