Jérôme Monod
| Jérôme Monod | |
|---|---|
 Jérôme Monod in 2011 | |
| Born |
7 September 1930 Paris, France |
| Died |
18 August 2016 (aged 85) Lourmarin, Vaucluse, France |
| Alma mater |
Sciences Po École nationale d'administration |
| Occupation | Business executive, political advisor |
| Spouse(s) | Françoise Gallot |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives |
Jacques Monod (cousin) Théodore Monod (cousin) |
Jérôme Monod (7 September 1930 – 18 August 2016) was a French business executive and political advisor. He was the chairman of Lyonnaise des eaux, later known as Suez-Lyonnaise, from 1980 to 2000. He was an advisor to President Jacques Chirac. He was a co-founder of the Rally for the Republic and the Union for a Popular Movement, two center-right political parties in France.
Early life
Jérôme Monod was born on September 7, 1930.[1] He graduated from Sciences Po and the École nationale d'administration.[1][2]
Career
Monod started his career as a political advisor to Prime Minister Michel Debré in 1959.[1][2] He later served as an advisor to ministers Olivier Guichard and Maurice Schumann.[1][2] He served as the chairman of the Interministerial Delegation of Land Planning and Regional Attractiveness from 1968 to 1975.[1][2] He served as an advisor to Prime Minister Jacques Chirac in 1975.[1][2] With Chirac and others, he was a co-founder of the Rally for the Republic, a center-right political party, in 1976.[1][2][3]
Monod joined Lyonnaise des eaux in 1979,[2] and he became its chief executive in 1980.[1] In the 1980s, he diversified the company portfolio by acquiring Sita, Degrémont, Pompes funèbres générales and BTP Dumez.[4] He merged it with Suez in 1997.[1][4] He served as the chairman of Suez-Lyonnaise until 2000.[1][5]
Monod served as an advisor to President Jacques Chirac from 2002 to 2007.[1][2][4] He was a co-founder of the Union for a Popular Movement in 2002.[1] He served as the honorary chairman of the Fondation pour l'innovation politique, a center-right think tank.[1]
Personal life and death
Monod married Françoise Gallot, the granddaughter of Henri Queuille.[1] They had three children.[1] He died on August 18, 2016 in Lourmarin, Vaucluse, France.[1][3] He was 85 years old.[3][5] He was buried in Lourmarin, where a private funeral was held on August 21, 2016.[1] A public funeral was held at the L'Oratoire du Louvre in Paris.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Jérôme Monod, industriel et conseiller de Jacques Chirac, est mort". Le Monde. August 20, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cochez, Pierre (August 20, 2016). "Mort de Jérôme Monod, discret homme de pouvoir". La Croix. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "L'ancien industriel et conseiller de Jacques Chirac, Jérôme Monod, est mort". Le Figaro. August 20, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Andreau, Sylvie (August 21, 2016). "Jérôme Monod, le patron qui comptait pour Chirac, est mort à 85 ans". Le Journal du Dimanche. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- 1 2 "Jérôme Monod, proche de Jacques Chirac, est décédé à 85 ans". Libération. August 20, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.