Paul Delouvrier

Paul Delouvrier (1985)

Paul Albert Louis Delouvrier (born June 25, 1914 in Remiremont , Département Vosges , † January 16, 1995 in Provins , Département Seine-et-Marne ) was a French high administrative officer and manager . He was one of the planners who shaped France during the Trente Glorieuses ( 30 glorious years 1945–1975). In 1985 he received the Erasmus Prize for his work in planning the Villes Nouvelles in the Paris region . From 1969 to 1979 he was President of Électricité de France (EDF).

Life

Paul Delouvrier was born on June 25, 1914 in Remiremont in the Vosges Mountains and attended the École des cadres d'Uriage before pursuing a career as a financial inspector in the Fourth Republic . He was one of the first collaborators around Jean Monnet in the formation of the Commissariat général du Plan , was involved as an expert in the drafting of the Treaty of Rome and played a key role in the establishment of the European Investment Bank .

In December 1958, Charles de Gaulle , who was elected the first president of the Fifth Republic , sent him to Algeria for two years as a “general delegate ” ( délégué général ) to help with de Gaulle's economic and social development plan to pacify the Landes to implement.

After returning to France, he was General Delegate for the district of the Paris region for nine years and, as the highest representative of the government in the region, played a key role in urban planning for the Villes Nouvelles and the development of the Institut d'aménagement et d'urbanisme de la region d'Île-de-France (IAURP).

In 1985, Paul Delouvrier received the Erasmus Prize from Bernhard zur Lippe-Biesterfeld

He was awarded the Erasmus Prize in 1985 for his achievements in implementing the plans for the development of the region . The main focus of the work was the prevention of uncontrolled growth of the cities, the formation of five new urban centers in the region around Paris, the Île-de-France , which should be very well connected to the center with local public transport . The five Villes Nouvelles around Paris (of eight originally planned) are Cergy-Pontoise , Marne-la-Vallée , Melun-Sénart , Évry , and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines .

From 1969 to 1979 Paul Delouvrier was President of Électricité de France (EDF).

Private

Paul Delouvrier married Louise van Lith in 1946. He had a daughter and four sons.

Web links

Commons : Paul Delouvrier - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Biography at Institut Paul Delouvrier (French)

Individual evidence

^ Paul Delouvrier (1914-1995). Inspector general des finances. Institut Paul Delouvrier, accessed on January 20, 2015 (French): “Il est membre du groupe Spaak pour la preparation du traité de Rome et, en 1957, joue un rôle capital dans la création de la Banque européenne d'investissement, dont il assumera la Vice-Présidence. "
^ September 16, 1959 - Radio and television address from the Palais de l'Elysée. (No longer available online.) Charles de Gaulle Foundation, archived from the original on October 27, 2014 ; Retrieved on January 20, 2015 (German): “The economic and social development plan presented by General de Gaulle in Constantine on October 3, 1958, is headed by the General Delegate of the Government in Algeria, Paul Delouvrier.” Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
^ Paul Delouvrier 1985. Former Laureates Praemium Erasmianum. Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, accessed on January 20, 2015 (English): "Upon his return to France in 1961, he was made Prefect of the district Région de Paris, where he established the basis for the 'Schéma Directeur d'Aménagement et d' Urbanisme de la Région de Paris'. "
↑ Wolfgang Saxon: Paul Delouvrier, French Official In Paris and Algiers, Dies at 80. The New York Times, January 18, 1995, accessed on January 20, 2015 (English): “Today he is best remembered for overseeing the vast reconstruction that France undertook around its capital during the prosperity of the 1960's. He was the Government's chief representative for the Paris region from 1961 to 1969. "
^ Paul Delouvrier 1985. Former Laureates Praemium Erasmianum. Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, accessed on January 20, 2015 (English): “His plan, meant to prevent uncontrolled expansion of the city, called for five new urban centers to be built at some distance from the old city of Paris but linked to the center by high level public transport. "

personal data
SURNAME	Delouvrier, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Delouvrier, Paul Albert Louis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French administrator and manager
DATE OF BIRTH	June 25, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH	Remiremont , Vosges department , France
DATE OF DEATH	January 16, 1995
Place of death	Provins , Seine-et-Marne department , France

[1] Paul Delouvrier (1914-1995). Inspector general des finances. Institut Paul Delouvrier, accessed on January 20, 2015 (French): “Il est membre du groupe Spaak pour la preparation du traité de Rome et, en 1957, joue un rôle capital dans la création de la Banque européenne d'investissement, dont il assumera la Vice-Présidence. "

[2] September 16, 1959 - Radio and television address from the Palais de l'Elysée. (No longer available online.) Charles de Gaulle Foundation, archived from the original on October 27, 2014 ; Retrieved on January 20, 2015 (German): “The economic and social development plan presented by General de Gaulle in Constantine on October 3, 1958, is headed by the General Delegate of the Government in Algeria, Paul Delouvrier.” Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[3] Paul Delouvrier 1985. Former Laureates Praemium Erasmianum. Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, accessed on January 20, 2015 (English): "Upon his return to France in 1961, he was made Prefect of the district Région de Paris, where he established the basis for the 'Schéma Directeur d'Aménagement et d' Urbanisme de la Région de Paris'. "

[4] Wolfgang Saxon: Paul Delouvrier, French Official In Paris and Algiers, Dies at 80. The New York Times, January 18, 1995, accessed on January 20, 2015 (English): “Today he is best remembered for overseeing the vast reconstruction that France undertook around its capital during the prosperity of the 1960's. He was the Government's chief representative for the Paris region from 1961 to 1969. "

[5] Paul Delouvrier 1985. Former Laureates Praemium Erasmianum. Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, accessed on January 20, 2015 (English): “His plan, meant to prevent uncontrolled expansion of the city, called for five new urban centers to be built at some distance from the old city of Paris but linked to the center by high level public transport. "