Pierre Arpaillange

Pierre Arpaillange (born with Carlux, the Dordogne, the March 13rd 1924) is a former magistrate and former minister French.

In the magistrature

After the License in right, it begins a career in the Magistrature in 1949. Judge temporary with Orleans (1949), then with Paris (1950), substitute with Meaux (1953), detached with the file of the Court of appeal (1954 - 1959), substitute with Versailles (1959) then with Paris (1962), general secretary of the parquet floor of the Court of Appeal of Paris and general secretary of the parquet floor of the Court of appeal (1962).

With the Chancellery

Magistrate detached with the Ministry for Justice of 1965 with 1974, it will be adviser technical of the minister and, on several occasions, Directeur of the cabinet of the Minister of Justice and director of the Criminal cases and the Graces of the Chancellery. Member of the High council of audio-visual the in 1973.

Public prosecutor of Paris and close the Court of appeal

To advise with the Court of appeal starting from the 1974. It is the carry-flag of the opposition to the muscular policy of Alain Peyrefitte, Minister of Justice of Valery Giscard d'Estaing of 1977 with 1981, and the law n°81-82 of the February 2nd 1981, known as “Law safety and freedom”. In 1981, he is director of the electoral campaign of Marie-France Garaud, then candidate with the presidential election. July 1st 1981, it is indicated by the the Council of Ministers Public prosecutor close the Court of Appeal of Paris. It is promoted Public prosecutor close the Court of appeal in 1984.

Minister of Justice

It is named Minister of Justice, Ministre for Justice in 1st and 2nd governments of Michel Rocard (May 12th 1988 - October 1st 1990), like “representative of the civil society”.

There remained famous for a boob made with the French National Assembly where, as a Minister of Justice, he answered a topical question while declaring “in 1989, on fifty-two escaped prisoners, one began again some fifty-three”.

What was worth to him this witty remark of André Santini (which accepted the Prix of political humor): “Saint Louis returned justice under a oak. Pierre Arpaillange returns it like a nipple”.

First president of the Court of Auditors

It leaves the government on October 1st 1990, to take up the duties of first president of the Court of Auditors. First honorary president since the March 13rd 1993. He is member since the May 24th 2005 of the Committee of honor of the bicentenary of the Court of Auditors chaired by current the first president, Philippe Séguin.

Decorations

In 1991, it was high with the dignity of large officer in the national order of the Légion of honor by the president of the Republic François Mitterrand.

Cross of the voluntary combatant of Resistance.

Officer of the academic Palms.

Books

Author of simple justice (Julliard 1980).

External bond

Former minister for Justice: Mr Pierre Arpaillange

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