René Monory
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René Monory, 1986.
René Monory (born June 6, 1923, in Loudun) is a French politician. He began his career as the owner of a garage. He is the founder of the Poitiers Futuroscope.
Monory first became a Senator in 1968. A member of the Union for French Democracy (UDF), he was Minister of Economy and Finance (1978-1981) in the government of Raymond Barre. He later served as Minister of Education (1986-1988) in the government of Jacques Chirac. He succeeded Alain Poher as President of the Senate in 1992.
He served as President of the Senate for two terms. He was defeated for re-election to the post on October 2, 1998, withdrawing after the first round of voting; Christian Poncelet was elected in the third round.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Gaullist elected as speaker of French upper house", France 2 TV teletext (nl.newsbank.com), October 2, 1998.
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| Preceded by Alain Poher |
President of the French Senate 1992-1998 |
Succeeded by Christian Poncelet |
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