Christian Bonnet (14 June 1921 – 7 April 2020) was a French politician.

Biography

Christian was the oldest son of Pierre Bonnet and Suzanne Delebecque. He had two younger brothers: Didier and Jean-Claude. His grandfather, Charles Bonnet, married Claire Vaillant de Guélis, related to

François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis of Louvois (18 January 1641 – 16 July 1691) was the French Secretary of State for War during a significant part of the reign of Louis XIV. Together with his father, Michel le Tellier Michel Le Tellier, ...

. He graduated from

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and earned a doctorate in law. He was a member of the

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, then of the Independent Republicans, and finally the

Union for French Democracy The Union for French Democracy (french: Union pour la démocratie française, UDF) was a centre to centre-right political party in France. It was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in order to c ...

. He was chairman of the supervisory commission of Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations from 1971 to 1972. He was appointed

Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

on 30 March 1977, following the resignation of

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. His notable events in office include the arrest of

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and the 1980 Paris synagogue bombing. Christian Bonnet died on 7 April 2020 at the age of 98 in

Vannes Vannes (; br, Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago. History Celtic Era The name ''Vannes'' comes from the Veneti, a seafaring Celtic people who lived ...

References

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