Xavier de Villepin
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Xavier de Villepin | |
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| Member of the French Senate for French citizens living abroad | |
| In office 1983–2004 | |
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| Born | 14 March 1926 Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 30 October 2014 (aged 88) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | UDF UMP |
| Spouse | Yvonne Hétier |
| Relatives | Dominique de Villepin (son) Véronique de Villepin (daughter) Patrick de Villepin (son) |
| Alma mater | HEC Paris Harvard Business School |
Joseph Marie Benoît François Xavier Galouzeau de Villepin
Biography
Xavier de Villepin graduated from the renowned French business school HEC Paris in 1949 and later from the Harvard Business School. He took part in the French Resistance in 1944. As a French civil servant, he spent many years overseas. From 1950 until 1979, he served in chronological order in French Algeria, in Australia, in the French protectorate of Morocco, in Venezuela, and finally in the United States. He became a member of the Association of French Citizens Abroad (Union des Français de l'Étranger) in 1960, and its 2nd vice-president in 1979.
Xavier de Villepin was elected to the
References
- ^ "Family tree of Joseph Marie Benoît François Xavier Galouzeau de Villepin".
- ^ "Anciens sénateurs Vème République : de VILLEPIN Xavier" [Former senator of the fifth Republic : de VILLEPIN Xavier]. French Senat (in French).
External links
- [1] personal pages in French
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