Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury
Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury (born August 19, 1914 in Luisant , Département Eure-et-Loir , † February 10, 1993 in Paris ) was a French politician of the liberal Radical Party .
biography
Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury studied at the École polytechnique .
He belonged to the Resistance , where he was close to Jacques Chaban-Delmas and Félix Gaillard . He was injured on September 2, 1944 and honored by Charles de Gaulle . In 1945 he became a representative of the Provisional Government in Bordeaux .
He joined the Radical Party, to whose right wing he belonged.
From 1946 to 1958 he represented the Haute-Garonne department in the National Assembly . During this time he was repeatedly minister and for a short time in 1957 Prime Minister. In 1973 his attempt to return as a member of the National Assembly failed.
politics
Important political offices
Before and after his term of office as Prime Minister (June 13, 1957– September 30, 1957), Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury held the following ministerial posts:
- Minister for Public Works, Transport and Tourism in the Henri Queuille Government (July 2 to July 12, 1950)
- René Pleven Government Deputy Minister of Defense (from August 11, 1951 to January 20, 1952)
- Minister for Armaments of the Edgar Faure Government (from January 20 to March 8, 1952)
- Minister of Finance of the René Mayer government (from January 8 to June 28, 1953)
- Minister of Commerce and Industry in the Pierre Mendès France government (from June 19 to September 3, 1954)
- Defense Minister in the Pierre Mendès France government (from January 20 to February 23, 1955) and the Guy Mollet government (from February 1, 1956 to June 13, 1957)
- Minister of the Interior in the Edgar Faure government (from February 23 to December 1, 1955) and the Félix Gaillard government (from November 6, 1957 to May 14, 1958)
Defense policy
Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury was a supporter of a military solution to the Algerian war and opposed the evacuation of Port Said during the Suez Crisis .
Cooperation with Israel
In 1954, Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, as interior minister, agreed with Shimon Peres (at that time director general in the Israeli defense ministry) a cooperation between the secret services of France and Israel, which was directed in particular against the common enemy Egypt.
As Minister of Defense, Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury was responsible for close cooperation in the arms sector, including a. in the construction of the Dimona reactor and in equipping the Israeli air force by the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault .
Europe
In 1954, in response to the failure of the European Defense Community Treaty , Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury resigned as Minister of Trade and Industry.
During Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury's reign, France ratified the Treaty of Rome .
Domestic politics
Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury was an opponent of de Gaulle's return to power and he campaigned for the rejection of the Constitution of the Fifth Republic .
Appreciation
A street was named in his honor in the Jerusalem district of Pisgat Ze'ev .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Image of the street sign ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ "מונצח בירושלים ברחוב על שמו בשכונת פסגת זאב"
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Guy Mollet |
Prime Minister of the Fourth Republic June 13, 1957 - September 30, 1957 |
Félix Gaillard |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bourgès-Maunoury, Maurice |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French politician and prime minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luisant |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1993 |
| Place of death | Paris |