Yves Guéna (; 6 July 1922 – 3 March 2016) was a French politician. In 1940, he joined the

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in the

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. He received several decorations for his courage.

Political life

First elected under the banner of the left wing Gaullist Democratic Union of Labour, he later belonged to various right-wing parties: Union pour la nouvelle République (1962–1968), the

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(1968–1978) and the

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(1978–1997). He occupied several posts as minister. In 1968, he was Minister of Information. He was a member of the

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between 1962 and 1981 and then again between 1986 and 1988. He was a

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between 1989 and 1997. In 2000, Guéna was named president of the

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. In 2004 he left to become president of the Arab World Institute until 2007.

References

1922 births 2016 deaths Politicians from Brest, France Democratic Union of Labour politicians Union of Democrats for the Republic politicians Rally for the Republic politicians Ministers of information of France Ministers of transport of France Ministers of commerce and industry of France Ministers of posts, telegraphs, and telephones of France Deputies of the 2nd National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic 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 Deputies of the 6th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 8th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic French senators of the Fifth Republic Senators of Dordogne Colonial heads of Ivory Coast French military personnel of World War II Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour Mayors of places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Members of the Conseil d'État (France) École nationale d'administration alumni French expatriates in the United Kingdom Members of the Constitutional Council (France) {{France-politician-RPR-stub