Editing Ariège (department) (section)

=== Politics ===
* [[Marc Guillaume Alexis Vadier]] (1736–1828), politician, member of the [[National Convention]], creator of the department of Ariège
* [[Joseph Lakanal]] (1762–1845), born in [[Serres-sur-Arget]], member of the [[Convention nationale|National Convention]]
* Alfred de Jancigny (1824–1892), préfect of Ariège in 1864
* Léon Galy-Gasparrou (1850–1921), MP for Ariège
* Alpinien Pabot-Chatelard (1837-1929), préfect of Ariège from 1892 to 1898
* [[Théophile Delcassé]] (1852–1923), politician, several times Minister of Foreign Affairs, in particular during the conclusion of the Entente cordiale with Great Britain, born in [[Pamiers]]
* Paul Caujolle (1891–1955), Mayor of [[Siguer]], General Counsel of Ariège and President of the National Assocuiation of Accountants
* Pierre Dumas (1891–1968), born and died at [[Saint-Martin-d'Oydes]] (where an avenue is named after him), writer and journalist, great resistance fighter known as "Saint Jean", politician, MP for [[Haute-Garonne]]
* François Camel (1893–1941), MP for Ariège from 1936 to 1941 and resistance fighter
* Georges Galy-Gasparrou (1896–1977), MP, Secretary of State for Information, Mayor of [[Massat]]
* [[Roger Fauroux]] (1926–2021), Minister, Mayor of [[Saint-Girons (Ariège)|Saint-Girons]]
* Augustin Bonrepaux (1936–), politician, former MP for Ariège and President of the General Council of Ariège, former president of the Finance Commission for the [[National Assembly]]. Participated in the opening of the road to Ariège particularly the Puymorens Tunnel
* [[Jean-Pierre Bel]] (1951–), senator, President of the [[Senate of France]] since 1 October 2011
* [[André Trigano]] (1925–2024) Officer of the Legion of Honour. He was Mayor of Mazères for 24 years, General Councillor for the Canton of Saverdun and MP for the 2nd electoral district of Ariège from 1993 to 1997. Mayor of Pamiers, he is also the brother of Gilbert Trigano, the co-founder of Club Med
* [[Paul Vaillant-Couturier]] (Paris 1892–1937) originally from [[Sainte-Croix-Volvestre]]
* [[Frédérique Massat]] (1964–), MP for Ariège from 2007 to 2017