Jacques Élie Pascal Brunet (10 May 1901 — 15 December 1990) was a French top civil servant and

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Biography

A law graduate and a graduate of the Free School of Political Science, he entered the

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in 1924. Finance Inspector and State Councilor (in extraordinary service), he was appointed Treasury Director when this position was created in 1940 until in 1946. He became Inspector General of Finance in 1945 and Government Commissioner before the

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. He was managing director of the

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from 1946 to 1949, chairman and managing director of the Crédit national from 1949 to 1960, chairman of the Caisse Nationale des Marchés de l'Etat, the Caisse Marocaine des Marchés, the Caisse Nationale de l'Energie, then was appointed

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of the

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from January 21, 1960, replacing . , succeeded him as head of the Banque de France on 8 April 1969. He became vice-chairman of the supervisory board of Compagnie Bancaire and Chairman of Compagnie Financière Chimio in 1970, then chairman and chief executive officer of

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from 1972 to 1977.

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Sources

* ''Historical Dictionary of Finance Inspectors 1801-2009'', Institute of Public Management and Economic Development, 2012 {{DEFAULTSORT:Brunet, Jacques 1901 births 1990 deaths French bankers People from Paris Sciences Po alumni Inspection générale des finances (France)