Louis de Guiringaud (; 12 October 1911 – 15 April 1982) was a French politician who served as

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under

Raymond Barre Raymond Octave Joseph Barre (; 12 April 192425 August 2007) was a French centre-right politician and economist. He was a Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs under three presidents (Rey, ...

between 1976 and 1978. Previous to his appointment as a French Minister, Guiringuaud served as France's permanent representative to the UN from 1972 to 1976, also presiding as a member of the

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. Guiringaud shot himself on 15 April 1982.

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