Pierre Chatenet was a French politician born 6 March 1917 in Paris and died 4 September 1997 in
Tafers
Tafers (french: Tavel ; frp, Tavél ) is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribour ...
. He served as
French Interior Minister
Minister of the Interior (french: Ministre de l'Intérieur; ) is a prominent position in the Government of France. The position is equivalent to the interior minister in other countries, like the Home Secretary in the United Kingdom, the Minis ...
from 1959 to 1961. From 1962 he became the last President of the
Commission of the
European Atomic Energy Community
The European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom) is an international organisation established by the Euratom Treaty on 25 March 1957 with the original purpose of creating a specialist market for nuclear power in Europe, by developing nucl ...
, until the body was merged with the
European Economic Community
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in 1967. (See
Chatenet Commission)
1917 births
1997 deaths
Politicians from Paris
French European Commissioners
French interior ministers
Lycée Buffon alumni
Sciences Po alumni
Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur
Grand Crosses of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
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