René Monory (6 June 1923 – 11 April 2009) was a French centre-right

Gaullist Gaullism (french: link=no, Gaullisme) is a French political stance based on the thought and action of World War II French Resistance leader Charles de Gaulle, who would become the founding President of the Fifth French Republic. De Gaulle with ...

politician.

Biography

René Monory was born in Loudun and began his career as the owner of a

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. He was the founder of the Poitiers

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. Monory first became a Senator in 1968. A member of the

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(UDF), he was Minister of Economy and Finance (1978–1981) in the government of

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, ...

. He was President of the Regional Council of

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from March 1985 to March 1986. He later served as Minister of Education (1986–1988) in the government of Jacques Chirac. He succeeded

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as President of the Senate in 1992. He served as President of the Senate for two terms. He was defeated for re-election to the post on 1 October 1998, withdrawing after the first round of voting; Christian Poncelet was elected in the third round."Gaullist elected as speaker of French upper house", France 2 TV teletext (nl.newsbank.com), 2 October 1998. He died in Loudun, aged 85.

Political career

Governmental functions *Minister of Industry, Commerce and Handicrafts : 1977–1978 *Minister of Economy : 1978–1981 *Minister of National Education : 1986–1988 Electoral mandates ''Senate of France'' *President of the

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: 1992–1998. Reelected in 1995. *Senator of the

Vienne (departement) Vienne (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Viéne'') is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne. It had a population of 438,435 in 2019.Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes (; oc, Peitau-Charantas; Poitevin-Saintongese: ) is a former administrative region on the southwest coast of France. It is part of the new region Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It comprises four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, D ...

: 1985–1986. *Regional councillor of

: 1973–1989 (Resignation). Elected in 1986. ''General Council'' *President of the General council of the

Vienne Vienne (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Viéne'') is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne. It had a population of 438,435 in 2019.Vienne Vienne (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Viéne'') is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne. It had a population of 438,435 in 2019.Loudun: 1959–1999 (resignation). Reelected in 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995. *Municipal councillor of Loudun: 1959–1999 (resignation). Reelected in 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995. ''Community of communes Council'' *President of the

Communauté de communes A ''communauté de communes'' (, "community of communes") is a federation of municipalities (communes) in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together. It is the least-integrated form of ''intercommunalité'' (in ...

of the Pays Loudunais: 1973–2002 (Resignation). Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001. *Member of the

of the Pays Loudunais: 1973–2002 (Resignation). Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001.

References

1923 births 2009 deaths People from Loudun French Senators of the Fifth Republic Presidents of the Senate (France) French Ministers of Commerce and Industry French Ministers of National Education French Ministers of Finance Senators of Vienne Politicians from Nouvelle-Aquitaine {{Vienne-politician-stub