Edgard Pisani

Edgard Pisani (born 9 October 1918)[1] was a French politician. He was born in Tunis[1] and his parents were Maltese immigrants.[2] He spent his childhood in Tunisia and later studied in Paris. Pisani holds a "licence de lettres" from La Sorbonne.[3] His second marriage was with the daughter of André Le Troquer.

He held positions in various governments. Between 24 August 1961 and 8 January 1966, he was Minister of Agriculture[4] in France. He has been a member of the Senat,[3] and of the Parliament.[5] From 1988 until 1995, he was president of Arab World Institute.[6] In 1992, with Bertrand Hervieu, he formed the Groupe de Seillac[7] followed in 1995 by the Groupe de Bruges, both being think tanks specialising in agricultural and rural affairs. Since 1992, he has been a member of the French Economic and Social Council.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c (French) "Edgar Pisani". Gaullisme.fr. http://www.gaullisme.fr/pisani.htm. Retrieved 24 December 2010. 
  2. ^ (French) Pisani, Edgard (1991). Persiste et signe. Odile Jacob. p. 478. http://books.google.fr/books?id=Dk9SEG3fdpMC&pg=PA18&lpg=PA18&dq=edgard+pisani+maltais&source=bl&ots=bORGo4TaYY&sig=lkJyHWUPB3sXdms_ryp9ry59j_c&hl=fr&ei=T6kUTeibDseb8QPb5K2EBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false. 
  3. ^ a b (French) "Pisani Edgard". French Senate. http://www.senat.fr/senateur/pisani_edgard57321w.html. Retrieved 24 December 2010. 
  4. ^ "Declaration de Monsieur Edgard Pisani, Ministre de l'agriculture de la Republique francaise, sur les problemes concernant une organisation mondiale des marches...". EEC. http://aei.pitt.edu/14826. Retrieved 24 December 2010. 
  5. ^ (French) "Edgard Pisani". Assemblée Nationale. http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/histoire/trombinoscope/VRepublique/legis03/pisani-edgard-09101918.asp. Retrieved 24 December 2010. 
  6. ^ "Biography: Edgard Pisani". Center for Global Negotiations. http://www.brandt21forum.info/Bio_Pisani.htm. Retrieved 24 December 2010. 
  7. ^ "Brief history of the Bruges Group" (PDF). Groupedebruges.eu. http://www.groupedebruges.eu/pdf/history.pdf. Retrieved 24 December 2010.