Christian Pineau
Christian Pineau (born October 14, 1904 in Chaumont , † April 5, 1995 in Paris ) was a French socialist politician.
Life
After studying law and political science, he joined the socialist trade union CGT in the 1930s and became a close confidante of Léon Jouhaux .
After the occupation of France by the German Wehrmacht , he became active in the Resistance and was one of the founders of the Liberation Nord movement and head of the Phalanx network . He joined Charles de Gaulle in 1942 (although he was skeptical of the general's political views), was arrested by the Gestapo in 1943 and deported to Buchenwald concentration camp . After the liberation of France he was a socialist member of the Sarthe department from 1945 to 1958 .
After having been minister several times, he was appointed the new President of the Council of Ministers ( Président du conseil des ministres ) in the government crisis that followed the resignation of Prime Minister Pierre Mendès France and appointed a government, which, however, was approved by the National Assembly at 312 268 votes was rejected. Instead, the radical Edgar Faure took over the office.
From February 1956 to May 1958 he was foreign minister and took part in the planning of the Suez expedition . He was also involved in the negotiations on the Treaty of Rome , the founding instrument of the European Communities , which he signed on behalf of France. He tried to open up to the Eastern bloc states and therefore visited Moscow with Prime Minister Guy Mollet . Throughout his life he has been a staunch pioneer of European integration . He was awarded the Ordre de la Liberation and is buried in the Cimetière du Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris.
Web links
- Literature by and about Christian Pineau in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pineau, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French politician (SFIO), member of the National Assembly |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chaumont (Haute-Marne) |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 5, 1995 |
| Place of death | Paris |