Pierre Sudreau (13 May 1919 – 22 January 2012) was a French politician. His childhood correspondence with
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry, simply known as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (, , ; 29 June 1900 – 31 July 1944), was a French writer, poet, aristocrat, journalist and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of s ...
(1900–1944) helped inspire the title character of the 1943 novel ''
The Little Prince
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''.
Biography
Sudreau was born in Paris, the son of businessman Jean Sudreau and Marie-Marguerite (née Boyer) Sudreau.
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He announced his resignation as
French Education Minister in October 1962 in protest against a proposal by
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (; ; (commonly abbreviated as CDG) 22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government ...
to amend the constitution.
In 1985, Sudreau sat on the "Jury of Honor" that assessed whatever the film ''
Des terroristes à la retraite'' should be aired in France or not. Sudreau referred to the recent Palestinian bombings of American and Israeli targets and stated: "at the very moment when we are again talking about direct action, this broadcast legitimizes terrorist methods.” The "Jury of Honor" in its report stated “though it is highly desirable that a film inform French of all generations about the saga of the FTP-MOI, such a film nevertheless still remains to be made”.
Personal life
He was married to France Brun; they had three children: Jean Sudreau (predeceased), Anne Sudreau O'Connor (predeceased), and Bernard Sudreau.
His son Jean died of lung cancer and was married to Danièle Louis-Dreyfus, daughter of
French Resistance
The French Resistance (french: La Résistance) was a collection of organisations that fought the German occupation of France during World War II, Nazi occupation of France and the Collaborationism, collaborationist Vichy France, Vichy régim ...
fighter and businessman
Pierre Louis-Dreyfus
Pierre Louis-Dreyfus (17 May 1908 – 15 January 2011) was a French Resistance fighter during World War II who later served as CEO of the Louis Dreyfus Cie.
Early life and education
Pierre Louis-Dreyfus was born on 17 May 1908 in Paris, one of ...
.
Pepperdine Law Magazine: "Making Her Own Way - Laure Sudreau-Rippe discusses the highs and lows of her success as a lawyer and her determination to save her husband's life"
Spring - Summer 2012
Publications
* 1967 ''L'enchaînement'' ( Plon)
* 1980 ''La stratégie de l'absurde'' ( Plon)
* 1985 ''De l'inertie politique'' (éditions Stock
Stock is a French publisher, a subsidiary of Hachette Livre, which itself is part of the Lagardère Group.
It was founded in the 18th century by André Cailleau, who was succeeded in 1753 by Nicolas-Bonaventure Duchesne, who published Voltaire and ...
)
* 1991 ''Au-delà de toutes les frontières''
Bibliography
* Christiane Rimbaud, ''Pierre Sudreau'', Le Cherche Midi, 2004
References
Books
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External links
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1919 births
2012 deaths
French Ministers of National Education
Government ministers of France
Deputies of the 3rd National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 4th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 5th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Presidents of the Regional Council of Centre-Val de Loire
Members of the Regional Council of Centre-Val de Loire
Politicians from Paris
Union for French Democracy politicians
Deputies of the 6th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
French people of the Algerian War
Officiers of the Légion d'honneur
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