Louis Le Pensec

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Louis Le Pensec
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
In office
1997–1998
PresidentJacques Chirac
Prime MinisterLionel Jospin
Preceded byPhilippe Vasseur
Succeeded byJean Glavany
Personal details
Born(1937-01-08)8 January 1937
Mellac, Finistère, France
Died10 January 2024(2024-01-10) (aged 87)
Quimperlé, France
Political partySocialist Party
Alma materUniversity of Rennes 1

Louis Le Pensec (8 January 1937 – 10 January 2024) was a French politician. He was a member of the

Parliament
.

From 27 September 1998 to 30 September 2008 he was a

minister of agriculture. He was also the minister for Overseas Territories.[1]

Biography

Early life and education

Louis Le Pensec was born on 8 January 1937 in Mellac. Son of a worker at the Mauduit paper mills (Quimperlé), he held a law degree and a diploma in management from the IGR-IAE at University of Rennes 1. He became an executive attaché at SNECMA (now Safran Aircraft Engines), then head of personnel at SAVIEM in 1967.[2]

Death

Le Pensec died in Quimperlé on 10 January 2024, at the age of 87.[3]

References

  1. ^ "France Announces Accord on New Caledonia". The New York Times. 21 August 1988. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Louis Le Pensec, figure politique du Finistère et ancien ministre de la Mer, est décédé". 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ GRIESINGER, Béatrice (10 January 2024). "Louis Le Pensec, figure politique du Finistère et ancien ministre de la Mer, est décédé". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2024.