Claude Guichard (11 November 1928 – 30 August 2021) was a French politician and academic.

Biography

Guichard was born in

Sainte-Foy-la-Grande Sainte-Foy-la-Grande (; ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is on the south bank of the Dordogne. History The town was founded in 1076, near a priory where Sainte Foy was worshipped. The t ...

on 11 November 1928. He was a substitute for

Yves Guéna Yves Guéna (; 6 July 1922 – 3 March 2016) was a French politician. In 1940, he joined the Free French Forces in the United Kingdom. He received several decorations for his courage. Political life First elected under the banner of the lef ...

for the

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in the

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for

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, as Guéna was twice named

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. He served from 8 May 1967 to 30 May 1968 and again from 13 August 1968 to 1 April 1973. Claude Guichard died on 30 August 2021 at the age of 92.

References

1928 births 2021 deaths Deputies of the 3rd National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 4th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Independent Republicans politicians People from Gironde Politicians from Nouvelle-Aquitaine {{Dordogne-politician-stub