Raymond Soubie (born 23 October 1940) is a former

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advisor to former

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Biography

Raymond Soubie is a graduate of the

Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, also known as Sciences Po Bordeaux, is a French grande école located on the university campus of Pessac, Bordeaux. It is attached to the University of Bordeaux. Established in 1948, Sciences Po Bordeau ...

(class of 1960) and the

École nationale d'administration The École nationale d'administration (generally referred to as ENA, en, National School of Administration) was a French ''grande école'', created in 1945 by President of France, President Charles de Gaulle and principal author of the Constitu ...

( class of 1964). In 1969, he worked as an advisor to

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. He then worked for

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and

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. He also served as an advisor to

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and

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. In 1981, he became the Director of Liaisons Sociales, the second biggest press firm in France. In 1992, he created a

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, Altedia. In 2004, 80% of the

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enlisted its services.

References

1940 births Living people People from Talence École nationale d'administration alumni Nicolas Sarkozy Grand Officiers of the Légion d'honneur {{France-bio-stub