Pierre Sudreau (13 May 1919 – 22 January 2012) was a French politician. His childhood correspondence with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) helped inspire the title character of the 1943 novel The Little Prince.[4]
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| Minister for Building Works Ministre de la Construction | |
| In office 1 June 1958 – 15 April 1962 | |
| President | René Coty Charles de Gaulle |
| Prime Minister | Charles de Gaulle Michel Debré |
| Education Minister Ministre de l'Éducation Nationale | |
| In office 15 April 1962 – 15 October 1962 | |
| President | Charles de Gaulle |
| Prime Minister | Georges Pompidou |
| Preceded by | Lucien Paye |
| Succeeded by | Louis Joxe |
| Member of the French National Assembly for Loir-et-Cher | |
| In office 1967–1981 | |
| President of Loir-et-Cher | |
| In office 1967–1981 | |
| Mayor of Blois | |
| In office 1971–1989 | |
| Succeeded by | Jack Lang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 May 1919 Paris, France |
| Died | 22 January 2012 (aged 92) Paris, France |
| Political party | PDM (1967–1973) RCDS (1973–1978) UDF (1978–1981) |
| Spouse | Francette Brun Sudreau |
| Children | Jean Sudreau (deceased) Anne Sudreau O'Connor (deceased) Bernard Sudreau |
| Parent(s) | Jean Sudreau Marie-Marguerite Boyer Sudreau |
Biography edit
Sudreau was born in Paris, the son of businessman Jean Sudreau and Marie-Marguerite (née Boyer) Sudreau.[5]
He announced his resignation as French Education Minister in October 1962 in protest against a proposal by Charles de Gaulle to amend the constitution.[6][7]
In 1985, Sudreau sat on the "Jury of Honor" that assessed whatever the film Des terroristes à la retraite should be aired in France or not.[8] Sudreau referred to the recent Palestinian bombings of American and Israeli targets and stated: "at the very moment when we are again talking about direct action, this broadcast legitimizes terrorist methods.”[9] The "Jury of Honor" in its report stated “though it is highly desirable that a film inform French of all generations about the saga of the FTP-MOI, such a film nevertheless still remains to be made”.[8]
Personal life edit
He was married to France Brun; they had three children: Jean Sudreau (predeceased), Anne Sudreau O'Connor (predeceased), and Bernard Sudreau.[5] His son Jean died of lung cancer and was married to Danièle Louis-Dreyfus, daughter of French Resistance fighter and businessman Pierre Louis-Dreyfus.[10]
Publications edit
- 1967 L'enchaînement (Plon)
- 1980 La stratégie de l'absurde (Plon)
- 1985 De l'inertie politique (éditions Stock)
- 1991 Au-delà de toutes les frontières
Bibliography edit
- Christiane Rimbaud, Pierre Sudreau, Le Cherche Midi, 2004
References edit
- ^ "Pierre Sudreau, ancien grand résistant, est mort". Le Monde. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "L'ancien ministre Pierre Sudreau est mort". Le Figaro. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Décès du grand résistant Pierre Sudreau". Libération. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Pierre Sudreau". The Telegraph. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Biographie Pierre Sudreau Préfet (E.R.), Ancien ministre, Député honoraire". www.whoswho.fr. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "EDUCATION MINISTER RESIGNS IN FRANCE". The New York Times. 9 October 1962. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ "De Gaulle Opponents Build Up Pressure". The Christian Science Monitor. 8 October 1962. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ a b Bowles 2011, p. 197.
- ^ Bowles 2011, p. 198.
- ^ Pepperdine Law Magazine: "Making Her Own Way - Laure Sudreau-Rippe discusses the highs and lows of her success as a lawyer and her determination to save her husband's life" Archived 15 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine Spring - Summer 2012
Books edit
- Bowles, Brett (2011). "Historiography, Memory, and the Politics of Form in Mosco Boucault's Terrorists in Retirement". In Sandra Ott (ed.). War, Exile, Justice, and Everyday Life, 1936–1946. Reno: University of Nevada. pp. 191–224. ISBN 978-1-935709-09-1.
External links edit
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