Charles Millon

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Charles Millon, born on November 13th, 1945 in Belley, Ain, is a French politician. A member of the Union for French Democracy (UDF), he was member of the french parliament for Ain and President of the regional council of Rhone-Alpes. He was Minister of Defence from 1995 to 1997 in Alain Juppé's government. In 1998, in order to keep the presidency of the regional council, he issued an alliance with Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front and was subsequently expelled from the UDF. He then created his own party, called "The Right", aiming at federating right-wingers in France, which met limited success. He ran in 2001 for Mayor of Lyon. He has been nominated in 2003 as France's ambassador to FAO.