Gérard Collomb, former mayor of Lyon and ex-Minister of the Interior, has died
11/25/2023, 10:16:08 PM
Highlights: Gérard Collomb, former mayor of Lyon and ex-Minister of the Interior, has died. Suffering from stomach cancer, "when it became clear that his disease could not be improved by any anti-cancer treatment, he wished to benefit from deep sedation which allowed him to pass away peacefully by his family" at around 21 p.m. on Saturday, his wife said in a brief message to AFP. He was an early supporter of the current President of the Republic.
Former mayor of Lyon and former Minister of the Interior in the first Macron government, Gérard Collomb was an early supporter of the current President of the Republic. He passed away...
Former Lyon mayor Gérard Collomb, former interior minister in Macron's first government, "passed away peacefully with his family" on Saturday (November 25th) at the age of 76, his wife Caroline Collomb told AFP on Saturday evening.
Suffering from stomach cancer, "when it became clear that his disease could not be improved by any anti-cancer treatment, he wished to benefit from deep sedation which allowed him to pass away peacefully by his family" at around 21 p.m. on Saturday, she said in a brief message to AFP.
With AFP
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