Yves Guéna

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Yves Guéna
Yves Guéna (cropped).PNG
President of the Constitutional Council
In office
1 March 2000 – 9 August 2004
Appointed byJacques Chirac
Preceded byRoland Dumas
Succeeded byPierre Mazeaud
Mayor of Périgueux
In office
1971–1997
Preceded byLucien Barrière
Succeeded byXavier Darcos
Minister of Information
In office
31 May 1968 – 12 July 1968
Prime MinisterGeorges Pompidou
Preceded byGeorges Gorse
Succeeded byJoël Le Theule
Personal details
Born(1922-07-06)6 July 1922
Brest, France
Died3 March 2016(2016-03-03) (aged 93)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉNA

Yves Guéna (6 July 1922 – 3 March 2016) was a French politician. In 1940, he joined the Free French Forces in the United Kingdom. He received several decorations for his courage.

Political life[]

He belonged to various right wing parties: Union pour la nouvelle République (1962–1968), the Union of Democrats for the Republic (1968–1978) and the Rally for the Republic (1978–1997).

He occupied several posts as minister. In 1968, he was Minister of Information.[1] He was a member of the Parliament between 1962 and 1981 and then again between 1986 and 1988. He was a senator between 1989 and 1997.

In 2000, Guéna was named president of the Constitutional Council of France. In 2004 he left to become president of the Arab World Institute until 2007.

References[]

  1. ^ "De Gaulle Bans Gatherings". St. Petersburg Independent. 12 June 1968. pp. 12–A. Retrieved 18 September 2020.


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