René Monory

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René Monory
Minister of the Economy
In office
31 March 1978 – 22 May 1981
PresidentValéry Giscard d'Estaing
Prime MinisterRaymond Barre
Preceded byRaymond Barre
Succeeded byJacques Delors
Personal details
Born(1923-06-06)6 June 1923
Loudun, France
Died11 April 2009(2009-04-11) (aged 85)
Loudun, France
Political partyUDF

René Monory (6 June 1923 – 11 April 2009

Gaullist
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

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

  1. ^ Le Monde: 'L'ancien président du Sénat René Monory est mort'
  2. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Gaullist elected as speaker of French upper house", France 2 TV teletext (nl.newsbank.com), 2 October 1998.