François Bloch-Lainé
François Bloch-Lainé (born March 25, 1912 in Paris ; † February 25, 2002 there ) is one of the most important French politicians and administrative experts of the post-war period.
Life
Bloch-Lainé studied law and political science . In 1936 he joined the French financial administration and worked for the Resistance during the occupation . After the war he belonged to the group of reformers who fundamentally modernized the French economy and established state economic planning. From 1947 he was head of the Direction générale du Trésor et de la Politique économique and was instrumental in turning away from the still during the Third Republic operated austerity at. In 1967, under Georges Pompidou , he became head of Crédit Lyonnais , the second largest French bank at the time. Bloch-Lainé is regarded as a typical “grand commis de l'Etat”, ie as a representative of the specifically French administrative elite, which to this day exerts a great influence on French society.
literature
- Jean Bouvier, François Bloch Lainé: La France restaurée. Dialogue on the choix d'une modernization. Paris 1986
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bloch-Lainé, François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 2002 |
| Place of death | Paris |