Bernard-Claude Savy (1922–1997) was a French physician, publisher and politician.

Early life

Bernard-Claude Savy was born on September 1, 1922, in

Neuilly-sur-Seine Neuilly-sur-Seine (; literally 'Neuilly on Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is a commune in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in France, just west of Paris. Immediately adjacent to the city, the area is composed of mostly select residentia ...

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Career

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who also wrote several books about economic freedom. He joined the

Rally for the Republic The Rally for the Republic (french: Rassemblement pour la République ; RPR ), was a Gaullist and conservative political party in France. Originating from the Union of Democrats for the Republic (UDR), it was founded by Jacques Chirac in 1976 a ...

, a center-right political party.Marie-Dominique Arrighi
Une association subventionnée combine politique et businessEnvironnement et Santé a reçu 100.000 F de la mairie de Paris.
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'', January 26, 1996 He founded Clubs Avenir et Liberté, a center-right political organization, in 1981.Alliance avec le FN : l'étrange nostalgie de Lionnel Luca
'' Le Nouvel Observateur'', April 27, 2012 The organization held meetings with center-right politicians like Alain Madelin,

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and Alain Juppé, and Jean-Marie Le Pen, the leading of the National Front. Meanwhile, Savy served as a member of the National Assembly from 1986 to 1988, representing Nièvre. He admitted that he preferred winning with the support of the National Front than losing without it, adding both parties shared similar views. Savy founded Réformes et Liberté, a political organization headquartered in Paris, in 1994. He served as the Deputy Mayor of Asnières-sur-Seine in 1995. A year later, in 1996, he served as the Secretary General of Environnement et Santé, a non-profit organization which published ''Profils médico-sociaux'' and a supplement entitled ''Environnement et Santé''. The journal published articles which praised the

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Death

He died of cancer on May 28, 1997, in

Courbevoie Courbevoie () is a commune located in the Hauts-de-Seine Department of the Île-de-France region of France. It is in the suburbs of the city of Paris, from the center of Paris. The centre of Courbevoie is situated from the city limits of Par ...

, near Paris.

Bibliography

*''La Santé, un combat politique'' (Asnières-sur-Seine: Editions de l'Avenir, 1972, 240 pages). *''Profils des temps présents avec 24 idées pour l'avenir'' (Asnières-sur-Seine: Editions de l'Avenir, 1983, 205 pages). *''La Liberté demain'' (Paris: Albatros, 1985, 190 pages). *''Le Prix de la liberté'' (Paris: Albatros, 1985, 125 pages).

References

1922 births 1997 deaths People from Neuilly-sur-Seine Politicians from Île-de-France Rally for the Republic politicians Deputies of the 8th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic 20th-century French physicians French non-fiction writers Deaths from cancer in France 20th-century non-fiction writers {{France-politician-RPR-stub