Jean Berthoin

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Jean Berthoin
Portrait of Minister Jean Berthoin
Minister of the Interior
In office 8 January 1959 – 27 May 1959
President	Charles de Gaulle
Prime Minister	Michel Debré
Preceded by	Émile Pelletier
Succeeded by	Pierre Chatenet
Personal details
Born	(1895-01-12)12 January 1895 Enghien-les-Bains, France
Died	25 February 1979(1979-02-25) (aged 84) Paris, France
Political party	Radical Party

Jean Berthoin (January 12, 1895 in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise – February 25, 1979 in Paris) was a French politician. As Minister of National Education under Charles de Gaulle, he instituted a policy of compulsory education for all children, both French and foreign citizens, until the age of sixteen, building on the earlier reforms of 1936.^[1] Implemented in 1959, this was known as the Berthoin Ordinance.^[2] He also suggested that the baccalauréat be abolished, prompting a significant backlash in the Parisian press.^[3]

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Political offices
Preceded by André Marie	Minister of National Education 1954–1956	Succeeded by René Billères
Preceded by Jacques Bordeneuve	Minister of National Education 1958–1959	Succeeded by André Boulloche
Preceded by Émile Pelletier	Minister of the Interior of France 1959	Succeeded by Pierre Chatenet

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