Departures of note

Michèle Barzach was a French gynecologist and psychoanalyst who entered politics and served as Minister of Health in the cohabitation government of Prime Minister Jacques Chirac from 1986 to 1988. During her tenure she launched France's first public policies to combat AIDS, a landmark of her ministerial record. She later served as president of UNICEF France from 2012 to 2015. She died in Paris at the age of 83 following a stroke.