Robert Badinter (French: [badɛ̃tɛʁ]; born 30 March 1928) is a high-profile French criminal lawyer university professor and politician mainly known for his struggle against the death penalty the abolition of which he successfully sponsored in Parliament in 1981. A member of the Socialist Party (PS) he served as Minister of Justice and then President of the Constitutional Council under François Mitterrand.
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active years end date
1986-02-19, 2011-09-25
active years start date
1981-06-23, 1986-02-19, 1995-09-24
birth date
1928-03-30
individualised GND number
120928639
LCCN Id
n/84/050895
order in office
French Minister of Justice, President of the Constitutional Council of France, French Senator from Hauts-de-Seine
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