René Monory (6 June 1923 – 11 April 2009) was a French centre-right

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politician.

Biography

René Monory was born in

Loudun Loudun (; ; Poitevin: ''Loudin'') is a commune in the Vienne department and the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France. It is located south of the town of Chinon and 25 km to the east of the town Thouars. The area south of Loudun ...

and began his career as the owner of a garage. He was the founder of the

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Futuroscope. Monory first became a

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in 1968. A member of the

Union for French Democracy The Union for French Democracy ( ; UDF) was a centre-right political party in France. The UDF was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in order to counterbalance the Gaullist preponderance over ...

(UDF), he was Minister of Economy and Finance (1978–1981) in the government of

Raymond Barre Raymond Octave Joseph Barre (; 12 April 192425 August 2007) was a French politician and economist. He was a Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs under three presidents ( Rey, Malfatti a ...

. He was President of the Regional Council of

Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes (; ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ) was an administrative region on the southwest coast of France. It comprised four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. It included the historical provinces of Angoumo ...

from March 1985 to March 1986. He later served as Minister of Education (1986–1988) in the government of

Jacques Chirac Jacques René Chirac (, ; ; 29 November 193226 September 2019) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and 1986 to 1988, as well as Mayor of Pari ...

. He succeeded

Alain Poher Alain Émile Louis Marie Poher (; 17 April 1909 – 9 December 1996) was a French politician who served as President of the Senate from 1968 to 1992. In this capacity, he was twice briefly acting President of France, in 1969 and 1974 following t ...

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in 1992. He served as President of the Senate for two terms. He was defeated for re-election to the post on 1 October 1998, withdrawing after the first round of voting; Christian Poncelet was elected in the third round."Gaullist elected as speaker of French upper house", France 2 TV teletext (nl.newsbank.com), 2 October 1998. He died in Loudun, aged 85.

Political career

Governmental functions *Minister of Industry, Commerce and Handicrafts : 1977–1978 *Minister of Economy : 1978–1981 *Minister of National Education : 1986–1988 Electoral mandates ''Senate of France'' *President of the

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: 1992–1998. Reelected in 1995. *Senator of the Vienne (departement) : 1968–1977, 1981–1986, 1986–2004. Elected in 1968, reelected in 1977 (But he stays minister), 1986 (But he stays minister), 1995. ''Regional Council'' *President of the Regional Council of

: 1985–1986. *Regional councillor of

: 1973–1989 (Resignation). Elected in 1986. ''General Council'' *President of the General council of the Vienne: 1977–2004. Reelected in 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001. *General councillor of the Vienne: 1961–2004. Reelected in 1967, 1973, 1979, 1985, 1992, 1998. ''Municipal Council'' *Mayor of

: 1959–1999 (resignation). Reelected in 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995. *Municipal councillor of

: 1959–1999 (resignation). Reelected in 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995. ''Community of communes Council'' *President of the

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of the Pays Loudunais: 1973–2002 (Resignation). Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001. *Member of the

of the Pays Loudunais: 1973–2002 (Resignation). Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001.

References

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