Charles Celier (1912 - 1 November 1992) was a

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politician who served as the vice president and Chairman of the Administration Committee of the

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Background

Son of the historian Léonce Celier, Charles Celier was a Scout in

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with the abbot

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, then head of the 25th Paris Group of

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. In the 1930s, Celier joined the headquarters as Deputy National Scout Commissioner to Michel Blanchon, then as member of the Conseil National, in charge of finance of the '' Conseil d'État''. In early 1939, he was appointed Assistant Commissioner of the Conseil National for

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. During

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, he was director of cabinet of the minister

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, perhaps at the suggestion of

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. Although he became assistant to

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in 1944, he quickly opposed him. After

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, as Deputy International Commissioner of the Scouts de France, he was sent to the United States to study their Scouting. Having become a business lawyer, he shared the social and political ideas of Pierre Goutet. His ascent began in 1956, after the eviction of General Joseph Lafont, Father Marcel Forestier, Michel Blanchon and others form the National Council. In 1973, Celier became international commissioner and was commissioned by Émile-Xavier Visseaux to re-establish links with other associations. In 1973, Celier was awarded the 75th ''

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'', the only distinction of the

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, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. His archives are in

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Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award Scouting and Guiding in France World Scout Committee members Politicians from Paris People of Vichy France 1912 births 1992 deaths {{France-politician-stub