Max Gallo | |
|---|---|
 Max Gallo in 2009 | |
| Government spokespeople of France | |
| In office 22 March 1983 – 17 July 1984 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Mauroy |
| Preceded by | André Rossi |
| Succeeded by | Roland Dumas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 January 1932 Nice, France |
| Died | 18 July 2017 (aged 85) Vaison-la-Romaine, France |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse | Marielle Gallo |
| Profession | Historian |
Max Gallo (French: [maks ɡalo]; 7 January 1932 – 18 July 2017) was a French writer, historian and politician. He wrote over one hundred books.[1]
The son of Italian immigrants (his father was of Piedmontese descent and his mother was from the region of Parma[2]), Gallo's early career was in journalism. At the time he was a Communist (until 1956). In 1974, he joined the Socialist Party. 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.
