| Philippe Madrelle | |
| Birth Date: | 21 April 1937 |
| Death Place: | Bordeaux, France |
| Birth Place: | Saint-Seurin-de-Cursac, France |
| Party: | PS |
| Termstart6: | 1981 |
| Termend5: | 1 April 2015 |
| Constituency5: | Canton of Carbon-Blanc |
| Predecessor5: | René Cassage |
| Successor5: | Canton dissolved |
| Office6: | President of the Regional Council of Aquitaine |
| Office7: | Deputy for Gironde's 4th constituency |
| Termend6: | 1985 |
| Predecessor6: | André Labarrère |
| Successor6: | Jacques Chaban-Delmas |
| Office5: | General Councillor of Gironde |
| Constituency7: | Gironde's 4th constituency |
| Predecessor7: | René Cassagne |
| Successor7: | Pierre Garmendia |
| Parliamentarygroup7: | FGDS (1968-1973) PSRG(1973-1978) SOC(1978-1980) |
| Termstart5: | 15 March 1968 |
| Successor3: | Jacques Valade |
| Successor4: | Franck Maurras |
| Termstart2: | 1 October 1988 |
| Office: | Member of the Senate for Gironde |
| Termstart: | 1 October 1980 |
| Termend: | 27 August 2019 |
| Parliamentarygroup: | SOC |
| Successor: | Hervé Gillé |
| Office2: | President of the General Council of Gironde |
| Termend2: | 1 April 2015 |
| Termend4: | 18 March 2001 |
| Termstart3: | 19 March 1976 |
| Termend3: | 22 March 1985 |
| Predecessor2: | Jacques Valade |
| Successor2: | Jean-Luc Gleyze |
| Predecessor3: | Raymond Brun |
| Office4: | Mayor of Carbon-Blanc |
| Termstart4: | 15 March 1976 |
| Nationality: | French |
Philippe Madrelle (21 April 1937 – 27 August 2019) was a French politician.[1] A member of the Socialist Party, he served as a Deputy from the Gironde between 1968 and 1980, President of the General Council of Gironde between 1976 and 2015, and Senator from 1980 until his death.[2]
Madrelle was elected Senator for Gironde on 28 September 1980. He was re-elected on 24 September 1989, 27 September 1998, 21 September 2008, and 28 September 2014. From 1 October 2017, he became the longest serving active member of the Senate, succeeding Serge Dassault.[3] He indicated that he wished to not represent himself again at the expiration of his senatorial mandate in 2020.[4] He died of cancer on 27 August 2019 in Bordeaux.[5] [6]