Pierre Mazeaud (; born 24 August 1929) is a French

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and alpinist. In February 2004, he was appointed president of the

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, replacing Yves Guéna, until he was succeeded by Jean-Louis Debré in February 2007. He had been a member of the council since February 1998. Pierre Mazeaud has a

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from the

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(on marriage and the condition of the married woman in ancient

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). From 1961 to 1964, he was a member of the

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. In 1976, he became a counsellor in the

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, a position from which he retired on 25 August 1995. During the 1970s, he held subordinate governmental positions regarding

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s. As a university student, Mazeaud was an active member of the Anarchist Federation. In the 1960s he entered electoral politics as a

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. Pierre Mazeaud's main hobby is alpinism, which he practiced at high level. On 11 July 1961, Mazeaud and other fellow climbers almost died in the

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massif due to an unexpected storm.''

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'', 22 July 2005,
Mazeaud et la loi de la survie
', by Charlie Buffet On 15 October 1978 he became the first Frenchman to climb

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together with Jean Afanassieff, Nicolas Jaeger and Kurt Diemberger (from Austria).

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, - 1929 births Living people Politicians from Lyon Members of the French Anarchist Federation Union for the New Republic politicians Union of Democrats for the Republic politicians Rally for the Republic politicians Deputies of the 4th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 5th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 8th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 9th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 10th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Hauts-de-Seine Members of Parliament for Haute-Savoie Members of the Conseil d'État (France) 20th-century French judges French summiters of Mount Everest University of Paris alumni Grand Officers of the Legion of Honour Members of the Constitutional Council (France) {{France-politician-RPR-stub

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