Pierre Messmer
Pierre Messmer | |
|---|---|
.JPG) Pierre Messmer in 1988 | |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 6 July 1972 – 27 May 1974 | |
| President | Georges Pompidou |
| Preceded by | Jacques Chaban-Delmas |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Chirac |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer 20 March 1916 Vincennes, Seine (now Val-de-Marne), France |
| Died | 29 August 2007 (aged 91) Paris, France |
| Political party | UDR |
| Occupation | Civil Servant |
Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ mɛsmɛʁ]; 20 March 1916 – 29 August 2007) was a French Gaullist politician. He was Minister of Armies under Charles de Gaulle from 1960 to 1969 and then as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 1972 to 1974.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Thomas Ferenczi, Le gaulliste Pierre Messmer est mort Archived 2007-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, Le Monde, 29 August 2007 (in French)
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