René Monory
René Monory | |
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Minister of the Economy | |
In office 31 March 1978 – 22 May 1981 | |
President | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
Prime Minister | Raymond Barre |
Preceded by | Raymond Barre |
Succeeded by | Jacques Delors |
Personal details | |
Born | Loudun, France | 6 June 1923
Died | 11 April 2009 Loudun, France | (aged 85)
Political party | UDF |
René Monory (6 June 1923 – 11 April 2009Gaullist politician.
Biography
René Monory was born in Loudun and began his career as the owner of a garage. He was the founder of the Poitiers Futuroscope.
Monory first became a
President of the Senate in 1992. [2]
He served as President of the Senate for two terms. He was defeated for re-election to the post on 1 October 1998, withdrawing after the first round of voting; Christian Poncelet was elected in the third round.[3]
He died in Loudun, aged 85.
Political career
Governmental functions
- Minister of Industry, Commerce and Handicrafts : 1977–1978
- Minister of Economy : 1978–1981
- Minister of National Education : 1986–1988
Electoral mandates
Senate of France
- President of the Senate of France: 1992–1998. Reelected in 1995.
- Senator of the Vienne (departement): 1968–1977, 1981–1986, 1986–2004. Elected in 1968, reelected in 1977 (But he stays minister), 1986 (But he stays minister), 1995.
Regional Council
- President of the Regional Council of Poitou-Charentes: 1985–1986.
- Regional councillor of Poitou-Charentes: 1973–1989 (Resignation). Elected in 1986.
General Council
- President of the General council of the Vienne: 1977–2004. Reelected in 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001.
- General councillor of the Vienne: 1961–2004. Reelected in 1967, 1973, 1979, 1985, 1992, 1998.
Municipal Council
- Mayor of Loudun: 1959–1999 (resignation). Reelected in 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995.
- Municipal councillor of Loudun: 1959–1999 (resignation). Reelected in 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995.
Community of communes Council
- President of the Communauté de communes of the Pays Loudunais: 1973–2002 (Resignation). Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001.
- Member of the Communauté de communes of the Pays Loudunais: 1973–2002 (Resignation). Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001.
References
- ^ Le Monde: 'L'ancien président du Sénat René Monory est mort'
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Gaullist elected as speaker of French upper house", France 2 TV teletext (nl.newsbank.com), 2 October 1998.