Bernard Tapie

Bernard Tapie
Tapie in 2011
Minister of City Affairs
In office
26 December 1992 – 28 March 1993
PresidentFrançois Mitterrand
Prime MinisterPierre Bérégovoy
Preceded byFrançois Loncle
Succeeded bySimone Veil
In office
2 April 1992 – 23 May 1992
PresidentFrançois Mitterrand
Prime MinisterPierre Bérégovoy
Preceded byAndré Laignel
Succeeded byFrançois Loncle
Member of the National Assembly
In office
2 April 1993 – 5 September 1996
Preceded byYves Vidal
Succeeded byRoger Meï
ConstituencyBouches-du-Rhône 10
In office
22 January 1989 – 26 December 1992
Preceded byGuy Teissier
Succeeded byJean-Claude Chermann
ConstituencyBouches-du-Rhône 6
Personal details
Born
Bernard Roger Tapie

(1943-01-26)26 January 1943
Paris, Occupied France
Died3 October 2021(2021-10-03) (aged 78)
Paris, France
Political partyRadical Party of the Left
Children4, including Sophie
Profession
  • Businessman
  • politician
  • actor
  • singer
  • television presenter
Military service
Allegiance France
Branch/service French Army
Years of service1963–1964
Unit 93e régiment d'infanterie

Bernard Roger Tapie (French: [bɛʁnaʁ ʁɔʒe tapi]; 26 January 1943 – 3 October 2021) was a French businessman, politician and occasional actor, singer, and TV host. He was Minister of City Affairs in the government of Pierre Bérégovoy.