Journalist Renaud Revel, former editor-in-chief of L'Express, has died at the age of 71.

Renaud Revel, former editor-in-chief of the newspaper L'Express and author of about ten books, died at the age of 71 on Sunday, November 2nd. He passed away following a long illness.

Journalist Renaud Revel, former editor-in-chief of L'Express, died this Sunday, November 2, at the age of 71 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine) following a long illness, his family announced to AFP.

He had just finished writing a new book to be published in January, "Homo politicus" (First Editions), presented as an overview of homosexuality in politics, from the years of Charles de Gaulle to those of Emmanuel Macron.

Renaud Revel began his career at the daily newspaper L'Aurore in 1978, then at Le Matin de Paris. From 1998 to 2016, he worked for the magazine L'Express, becoming editor-in-chief and head of the media section.

He then became a commentator for the show "Touche pas à mon poste" hosted by Cyril Hanouna on C8.

Renaud Revel had also co-directed several documentaries, including in 2022 "Last Days at Matignon", dedicated to former Prime Minister Jean Castex.

He was the author of about ten books, including "The Cardinals of the Élysée" and "The Amazons of the Republic," as well as biographies of Claude Chirac ("The Muse") and Anne Sinclair ("Madame DSK"). With Catherine Rambert, he also published "Johnny, the 100 Days When Everything Changed" about Hallyday in 2010.