Pierre Mazeaud
Pierre Mazeaud | |
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President of the Constitutional Council | |
In office 9 August 2004 – 16 May 2007 | |
Appointed by | Jacques Chirac |
Preceded by | Yves Guéna |
Succeeded by | Jean-Louis Debré |
Secretary of State for Sports and Youth Affairs | |
In office 1973–1976 | |
President | Georges Pompidou Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
Prime Minister | Pierre Messmer Jacques Chirac |
Preceded by | Joseph Comiti |
Succeeded by | Jean-Pierre Soisson |
Personal details | |
Born | Lyon, France | 24 August 1929
Political party | RPR |
Alma mater | University of Paris |
Pierre Mazeaud (French pronunciation:
In February 2004,
Pierre Mazeaud has a doctorate in law from the University of Paris (on marriage and the condition of the married woman in ancient Rome).
From 1961 to 1964, he was a member of the
Pierre Mazeaud's main hobby is alpinism, which he practiced at high level. On 11 July 1961, Mazeaud and other fellow climbers almost died in the Mont Blanc massif due to an unexpected storm.[5]
On 15 October 1978 he became the first Frenchman to climb Mount Everest together with Jean Afanassieff, Nicolas Jaeger and Kurt Diemberger (from Austria).
See also
References
- ^ Decision of the President of the Republic, Jacques Chirac, of 27 February 2004, appointing Pierre Mazeaud as president of the Constitutional council
- ^ http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/WAspad/UnTexteDeJorf?numjo=HRUX9802713S Decision of the President of the Republic, Jacques Chirac, of 21 February 1998, appointing Pierre Mazeaud to the Constitution Council, replacing Maurice Faure.
- ^ Decision of the President of the Republic, Jacques Chirac, of 23 February 2007, appointing Jean-Louis Debré as president of the Constitutional council.
- ^ Decree of the president of the Republic of 5 August 1995, admitting Pierre Mazeaud into retirement from the Council of State
- ^ Le Monde, 22 July 2005, Mazeaud et la loi de la survie, by Charlie Buffet
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