Philippe Mestre

{{Short description|French civil servant, media executive and politician}}

{{ infobox Politician

| name = Philippe Mestre

| image = Philippe.Mestre.png

| office = Minister of Veterans Affairs

| term_start = 29 March 1993

| term_end = 18 May 1995

| president = François Mitterrand

| primeminister = Édouard Balladur

| predecessor = Louis Mexandeau

| successor = Pierre Pasquini

| office1 = Member of the National Assembly

| constituency1 = Vendée 2

| predecessor1 =

| successor1 = Léon Aimé

| term_start1 = 6 June 1988

| term_end1 = 1 May 1993

| term_start2 = 2 July 1981

| term_end2 = 14 May 1988

| constituency2 = Vendée

| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|08|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Talmont-Saint-Hilaire, Vendée, France

| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|04|25|1927|08|25|df=yes}}

| death_place = Paris, France

| nationality = French

| party = UDF

| occupation = Prefect

}}

Philippe Mestre (23 August 1927 – 25 April 2017) was a French high-ranking civil servant, media executive and politician. He was the prefect of Gers, Lower Normandy, Calvados, Pays de la Loire and Loire-Atlantique.{{cite news|title=Vendée. Le décès de Philippe Mestre, ancien ministre|url=http://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/les-sables-dolonne-85100/vendee-le-deces-de-philippe-mestre-ancien-ministre-4950927|accessdate=April 28, 2017|newspaper=Ouest-France|date=April 26, 2017}} He was the chief executive of Presse-Océan from 1981 to 1993. He served as a member of the National Assembly from 1981 to 1993, representing Vendée.{{cite web|title=Philippe Mestre|url=http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/sycomore/fiche/(num_dept)/5222|website=National Assembly|accessdate=April 28, 2017}} He was the Minister of Veteran Affairs and War Victims from 1993 to 1995. He was a commander of the Legion of Honour and an officer of the National Order of Merit.