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Paul Coste-Floret (9 April 1911 – 27 August 1979) was a French politician. He was born and died in
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, France.


Career

Coste-Floret was originally an academic, becoming
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in 1935 and teaching law at the
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. During the
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, Coste-Floret was active in the
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. He also advised André Philip and François de Menthon, ministers in the
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provisional government. After the war Coste-Floret was an assistant prosecutor at the
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. He was elected as a '' député'' to the Assemblée Nationale in 1946 as a member of the '' Mouvement Républicain Populaire'', for the department of
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, and served until 1958. Coste-Floret supported the political return of General de Gaulle and was a member of the Constitutional Consultative Committee which prepared the Constitution of 1958. He was re-elected ''député'' of the MRP in 1958, and served with the centrist group until 1967. He was nominated by the president of the Senate,
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, to the Conseil constitutionnel from 23 February 1971, and served on this until his death.


Political views

As minister of the
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, Coste-Floret worked on the
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Agreements (''Accords de la baie d’Along'') in 1949. He modified the law of
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, which became part of
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. He proposed increased family benefits. As a ''député'' he defended the wine producers of Midi. In principle he supported the statute of
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in 1957, but still said that he would vote against it. He recommended greater autonomy for French Black Africa. From 1967 to 1971 he was vice-president of '' Centre Démocrate''.


Other posts

Coste-Floret was
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of Lamalou-les-Bains from 1953 to 1959 and mayor of Lodève from 1959 to 1967. He was president of the departmental council of Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare from 1967 to 1973. He was chair of the
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from 1977 to 1979.


Personal life

He was the twin brother of the politician .


Government roles

* '' Ministre de la Guerre'' in the government of
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(22 January – 22 October 1947) * '' Ministre de la France d'Outre-mer'' in the government of Henri Queuille (1) (24 November 1947 – 29 October 1949 * ''Ministre de la France d'Outre-mer'' in the government of André Marie (26 July – 5 September 1948) * ''Ministre de la France d'Outre-mer'' in the government of Robert Schuman (2) (5 September – 11 September 1948) * ''Ministre de la France d'Outre-mer'' in the government of Henri Queuille (1) (11 September 1948 – 28 October 1949) * ''Ministre de la France d'Outre-mer'' in the government of Henri Queuille (2) (2 July – 12 July 1950) * '' Ministre de l'Information'' in the government of Edgar Faure (1) (20 January – 8 March 1952) * '' Ministre d'État'' in the government of
René Mayer René Mayer (; 4 May 189513 December 1972) was a French Radical politician of the Fourth Republic who served briefly as Prime Minister during 1953. Mayer was born and died in Paris. In 1939-1940 he was an associate of Jean Monnet in London ...
(8 January – 28 June 1953) * ''Ministre de la Santé publique et de la Population'' in the government of Joseph Laniel (28 June 1953 – 19 June 1954)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Coste-Floret, Paul 1911 births 1979 deaths Politicians from Montpellier French people of colonial Algeria Popular Republican Movement politicians Democratic Centre (France) politicians Ministers of health of France Ministers of the overseas of France Government ministers of France Members of the Constituent Assembly of France (1945) Members of the Constituent Assembly of France (1946) Deputies of the 1st National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic Deputies of the 2nd National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic Deputies of the 3rd National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic Deputies of the 1st National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 2nd National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Hérault Mayors of places in Occitania (administrative region) French academics Academic staff of the University of Algiers French military personnel of World War II French Resistance members Members of the Constitutional Council (France)