Reports : Former French Prime Minister Michel Rocard dies at 85 ( FILE ) A file photo dated 10 September 2015 of former French Prime Minister Michel Rocard attending the ' France is committed to climate . Go COP 21 ! ' event at the Elysee Palace in Paris , France . Media reports on 02 July 2016 state that former French Prime Minister Michel Rocard died earlier 02 July at a hospital in Paris , France , at the age of 85 , citing his son Francis . Socialist politician Michel Rocard was France ' s Prime Minister from 1988 to 1991 under French president Francois Mitterrand . EPA / CHARLES PLATIAU / POOL MAXPPP OUT ▶ [ 핫 클릭 ] " 쿠란 경구 못 외 면 고문 " 방 글 라 인질극 생존자 증언 ▶ [ 핫 클릭 ] 광현 호 살인 피의자 , 선장 · 기관장 에 23 차례 칼 휘둘러 ▶ [ 통통 영상 ] 출근길 강남대로 한복 판서 ' 무 자비 폭행 '< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 , 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 >