Michel Giraud

{{short description|French politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Michel Giraud

| office = President of the Regional Council
of Île-de-France

| term_start = 1992

| term_end = 1998

| term_start2 = 1976

| term_end2 = 1988

| successor2 = Pierre-Charles Krieg

| predecessor = Pierre-Charles Krieg

| successor = Jean-Paul Huchon

| office3 = Mayor of Le Perreux-sur-Marne

| term_start3 = 1971

| term_end3 = 1992

| predecessor3 = Louis Brulas

| successor3 = Gilles Carrez

| office4 = French Minister of Labor

| term_start4 = 1993

| term_end4 = 1995

| president4 = François Mitterrand

| primeminister4 = Édouard Balladur

| predecessor4 = Martine Aubry

| successor4 = Jacques Barrot

| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|07|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Pontoise, France

| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|10|27|1929|07|14|df=yes}}

| death_place = Île-de-France, France

| nationality = French

| party = RPR

}}

Michel Giraud (14 July 1929 – 27 October 2011) was a French politician. He was notably Minister of Labor, deputy of Val-de-Marne, President of the Regional council of Île-de-France and president of the Mayors' Association of France.{{cite news |title=Mort de Michel Giraud : Portrait du fondateur de l'Ile-de-France |url=http://www.francesoir.fr/actualite/politique/mort-michel-giraud-portrait-du-fondateur-l-ile-france-151238.html |work=France Soir.fr |language=French}}{{cite news |title=Mort de Michel Giraud, "père fondateur" déchu de l'Ile-de-France |url=http://www.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/politique/mort-de-michel-giraud-pere-fondateur-dechu-de-l-ile-de-france_1045281.html?actu=1 |work=LExpress.fr |date=27 October 2011 |language=fr}}{{cite news |last1=Ina.fr |first1=Institut National de l’Audiovisuel – |title=Michel Giraud |url=http://www.ina.fr/playlist/politique/michel-giraud.303753.PAC00026883.non.fr.html#containerVideo |work=Ina.fr |date=27 October 2011 |language=fr-FR}} In 2006, he founded the Cœurs en Chœurs association, which enables disabled singers to perform in mixed (handi-handicapped) choirs. He was the organizer of the first concert held at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, live on Direct 8, presented by Philippe Labro.