Jacques Chaban-Delmas
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Jacques Chaban-Delmas was a French Gaullist
politician. He served as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou
from 1969 to 1972. In addition, for almost half a century, he was Mayor of Bordeaux
(1947 to 1995) and a deputy for the Gironde
département.
Jacques Chaban-Delmas was born Jacques Delmas. He studied at the Lycée Lakanal
in Sceaux
, before attending the École Libre des Sciences Politiques
("Sciences Po"). In the resistance underground
, his final nom de guerre was Chaban; after World War II, he formally changed his name to Chaban-Delmas. As a general of brigade in the resistance, he took part in the Parisian insurrection of August 1944. He was the youngest French general since the First French Empire
.
A member of the Radical Party, he finally joined the Gaullist Rally of the French People
(RPF), which opposed the Fourth Republic
's governments. In 1947, he became mayor of Bordeaux
, which was for 48 years his electoral fief. As a member of the National Assembly
, he sat with the RPF.
In 1953, when the RPF group split (and Charles de Gaulle
supposedly retired), Chaban-Delmas became head of the Union of Republicans for Social Action and president of the National Centre of Social Republicans
party. He "tied up" with centre-left parties and joined Pierre Mendès-France
's cabinet one year later as Minister of Public Works. He took part in the centre-left coalition Republican Front
, which won the 1956 legislative election. More notably, he was Defence Minister
in 1957–1958. His governmental participation during the Fourth Republic inspired the distrust of de Gaulle and some Gaullists.
Following Gen. de Gaulle's return to power in 1958, Chaban-Delmas agreed to the advent of the French Fifth Republic
and the new Constitution. He took part in the foundation of the Union for the New Republic
(UNR) and was elected, against de Gaulle's will, chairman of the National Assembly
. He kept this function until the end of de Gaulle's presidency in 1969. Unlike some Gaullists, for instance, Jacques Soustelle
, he supported de Gaulle's policy to end the Algerian War of Independence
. During the 1959 UNR Congress, he was the first politician to evoke a "reserved presidential domain," composed chiefly of defence and diplomacy. This interpretation of the Constitution of 1958 has survived.
In 1969, when Georges Pompidou
acceded to the presidency, he chose Chaban-Delmas, who had concluded that the May 68 crisis was the consequence of a strained and conflicted society, as prime minister. Chaban-Delmas tried to promote what he called "a new society", based on dialogue
between the different social forces in French society. Amongst other reforms, government authority over the mass media was relaxed, while legislation was passed on social welfare coverage for the poor and elderly which consolidated France's profile as a welfare state
. In addition, regular increases were made to the minimum wage which prevented greater wage disparities.
As a result of his social policies, Chaban-Delmas was viewed as too "progressive
" by the "conservative" wing of the Gaullist movement. He was suspected of wanting to "tie up" again with the centre-left. Indeed, his advisers who inspired the "new society" programme was considered as close to the centre-left (Simon Nora and Jacques Delors
who would serve as Finance Minister under François Mitterrand
). Besides, a latent conflict opposed Chaban-Delmas to President Pompidou and the presidential circle. They accused him to weaken the presidency in aid of himself. The satirical paper Le Canard Enchaîné
accused him of breaking the law through tax evasion
and in 1972, PM Chaban-Delmas canvassed for a vote of confidence in the Assembly. This he did obtain, but the President still managed to force his resignation.
Two years later, following the death in office of President Pompidou, Chaban-Delmas ran for the presidency himself. He was supported by the "lords of gaullism", but 43 personalities close to the now defunct president, led by Jacques Chirac
, published the Call of the 43 in favour of the candidacy of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
. Chaban-Delmas was defeated on the first ballot of the 1974 presidential election
, winning only 15.10% of the vote. Chirac became President Giscard d'Estaing's prime minister.
Chaban-Delmas stood in the Gaullist Party (RPR
) and, in spite of Chirac's leadership, returned to the chair of the National Assembly (1978–1981). Due to his friendship with President Mitterrand
, his name was mentioned as a possible prime minister during the first "cohabitation
" (1986–1988), but he instead became president of the National Assembly for the third time and Chirac again became premier.
Chaban-Delmas retired in 1995, towards the end of his eighth term as Mayor of Bordeaux.
Prime minister: 1969–1972
Minister of Public Works, Transport, and Tourism: June–August 1954 / 1954–1955
Minister of Housing and Reconstruction: September–November 1954
Minister of State: 1956–1957
Minister of Defence and Armed Forces: 1957–1958
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
President of the National Assembly: 1958–1969 / 1978–1981 / 1986–1988
Member of the National Assembly for the Gironde 2nd
: 1946–1969 (Became Prime minister in 1969) / 1972–1997. Elected in June 1946, reelected in November 1946, 1951, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1981, 1988, 1993.
Regional Council
President of the Regional Council of Aquitaine
: 1974–1979 / 1985–1988 (Resignation). Elected in 1986.
Regional councillor of Aquitaine
: 1974–1979 / 1985–1988 (Resignation). Elected in 1986.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Bordeaux
: 1947–1995. Reelected in 1953, 1959, 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989.
Municipal councillor of Bordeaux
: 1947–1995. Reelected in 1953, 1959, 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989.
Urban Community Council
President of the Urban Community of Bordeaux
: 1967–1983 / 1983–1995. Reelected in 1971, 1983, 1989.
Vice-president of the Urban Community of Bordeaux
: 1977–1983.
Changes
Gaullism
Gaullism is a French political ideology based on the thought and action of Resistance leader then president Charles de Gaulle.-Foreign policy:...
politician. He served as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou
Georges Pompidou
Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou was a French politician. He was Prime Minister of France from 1962 to 1968, holding the longest tenure in this position, and later President of the French Republic from 1969 until his death in 1974.-Biography:...
from 1969 to 1972. In addition, for almost half a century, he was Mayor of Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
(1947 to 1995) and a deputy for the Gironde
Gironde
For the Revolutionary party, see Girondists.Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France.-History:...
département.
Jacques Chaban-Delmas was born Jacques Delmas. He studied at the Lycée Lakanal
Lycée Lakanal
Lycée Lakanal is a secondary public school in Sceaux, France. It was named after Joseph Lakanal, a French politician, and an original member of the Institut de France. The school also offers a middle school and highly ranked "classes préparatoires" undergraduate training...
in Sceaux
Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine
Sceaux is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Wealth:Sceaux is famous for the Château of Sceaux, set in its large park , designed by André Le Nôtre, measuring...
, before attending the École Libre des Sciences Politiques
École Libre des Sciences Politiques
École Libre des Sciences Politiques , often referred to as the École des Sciences Politiques or simply Sciences Po was created in Paris in February 1872 by a group of European intellectuals, politicians and businessmen, which included Hippolyte Taine, Ernest Renan, Albert Sorel, Pierre Paul...
("Sciences Po"). In the resistance underground
French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
, his final nom de guerre was Chaban; after World War II, he formally changed his name to Chaban-Delmas. As a general of brigade in the resistance, he took part in the Parisian insurrection of August 1944. He was the youngest French general since the First French Empire
First French Empire
The First French Empire , also known as the Greater French Empire or Napoleonic Empire, was the empire of Napoleon I of France...
.
A member of the Radical Party, he finally joined the Gaullist Rally of the French People
Gaullist Party
In France, the Gaullist Party is usually used to refer to the largest party professing to be Gaullist. Gaullism claimed to transcend the left/right rift...
(RPF), which opposed the Fourth Republic
French Fourth Republic
The French Fourth Republic was the republican government of France between 1946 and 1958, governed by the fourth republican constitution. It was in many ways a revival of the Third Republic, which was in place before World War II, and suffered many of the same problems...
's governments. In 1947, he became mayor of Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, which was for 48 years his electoral fief. As a member of the National Assembly
French National Assembly
The French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The upper house is the Senate ....
, he sat with the RPF.
In 1953, when the RPF group split (and Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
supposedly retired), Chaban-Delmas became head of the Union of Republicans for Social Action and president of the National Centre of Social Republicans
Gaullist Party
In France, the Gaullist Party is usually used to refer to the largest party professing to be Gaullist. Gaullism claimed to transcend the left/right rift...
party. He "tied up" with centre-left parties and joined Pierre Mendès-France
Pierre Mendès-France
Pierre Mendès France was a French politician. He descended from a Portuguese Jewish family that moved to France in the sixteenth century.-Third Republic and World War II:...
's cabinet one year later as Minister of Public Works. He took part in the centre-left coalition Republican Front
Republican Front (France)
The Republican Front was a French center-left coalition which won the 1956 legislative election. In the context of the Algerian War, behind Pierre Mendès-France, it gathered the French Section of the Workers' International , the Radical Party, the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance...
, which won the 1956 legislative election. More notably, he was Defence Minister
Minister of Defence (France)
The Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs is the French government cabinet member charged with running the military of France....
in 1957–1958. His governmental participation during the Fourth Republic inspired the distrust of de Gaulle and some Gaullists.
Following Gen. de Gaulle's return to power in 1958, Chaban-Delmas agreed to the advent of the French Fifth Republic
French Fifth Republic
The Fifth Republic is the fifth and current republican constitution of France, introduced on 4 October 1958. The Fifth Republic emerged from the collapse of the French Fourth Republic, replacing the prior parliamentary government with a semi-presidential system...
and the new Constitution. He took part in the foundation of the Union for the New Republic
Gaullist Party
In France, the Gaullist Party is usually used to refer to the largest party professing to be Gaullist. Gaullism claimed to transcend the left/right rift...
(UNR) and was elected, against de Gaulle's will, chairman of the National Assembly
French National Assembly
The French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The upper house is the Senate ....
. He kept this function until the end of de Gaulle's presidency in 1969. Unlike some Gaullists, for instance, Jacques Soustelle
Jacques Soustelle
Jacques Soustelle was an important and early figure of the Free French Forces and an anthropologist specializing in pre-Columbian civilizations. He became vice-director of the Musée de l'Homme in Paris in 1938. He was elected to the Académie française in 1983.- Biography :Jacques Soustelle was...
, he supported de Gaulle's policy to end the Algerian War of Independence
Algerian War of Independence
The Algerian War was a conflict between France and Algerian independence movements from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria's gaining its independence from France...
. During the 1959 UNR Congress, he was the first politician to evoke a "reserved presidential domain," composed chiefly of defence and diplomacy. This interpretation of the Constitution of 1958 has survived.
In 1969, when Georges Pompidou
Georges Pompidou
Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou was a French politician. He was Prime Minister of France from 1962 to 1968, holding the longest tenure in this position, and later President of the French Republic from 1969 until his death in 1974.-Biography:...
acceded to the presidency, he chose Chaban-Delmas, who had concluded that the May 68 crisis was the consequence of a strained and conflicted society, as prime minister. Chaban-Delmas tried to promote what he called "a new society", based on dialogue
Dialogue
Dialogue is a literary and theatrical form consisting of a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people....
between the different social forces in French society. Amongst other reforms, government authority over the mass media was relaxed, while legislation was passed on social welfare coverage for the poor and elderly which consolidated France's profile as a welfare state
Welfare state
A welfare state is a "concept of government in which the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of its citizens. It is based on the principles of equality of opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for those...
. In addition, regular increases were made to the minimum wage which prevented greater wage disparities.
As a result of his social policies, Chaban-Delmas was viewed as too "progressive
Progressivism
Progressivism is an umbrella term for a political ideology advocating or favoring social, political, and economic reform or changes. Progressivism is often viewed by some conservatives, constitutionalists, and libertarians to be in opposition to conservative or reactionary ideologies.The...
" by the "conservative" wing of the Gaullist movement. He was suspected of wanting to "tie up" again with the centre-left. Indeed, his advisers who inspired the "new society" programme was considered as close to the centre-left (Simon Nora and Jacques Delors
Jacques Delors
Jacques Lucien Jean Delors is a French economist and politician, the eighth President of the European Commission and the first person to serve three terms in that office .-French Politics:...
who would serve as Finance Minister under François Mitterrand
François Mitterrand
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand was the 21st President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra, serving from 1981 until 1995. He is the longest-serving President of France and, as leader of the Socialist Party, the only figure from the left so far elected President...
). Besides, a latent conflict opposed Chaban-Delmas to President Pompidou and the presidential circle. They accused him to weaken the presidency in aid of himself. The satirical paper Le Canard Enchaîné
Le Canard enchaîné
Le Canard enchaîné is a satirical newspaper published weekly in France. Founded in 1915, it features investigative journalism and leaks from sources inside the French government, the French political world and the French business world, as well as many jokes and humorous cartoons.-Early...
accused him of breaking the law through tax evasion
Tax evasion
Tax evasion is the general term for efforts by individuals, corporations, trusts and other entities to evade taxes by illegal means. Tax evasion usually entails taxpayers deliberately misrepresenting or concealing the true state of their affairs to the tax authorities to reduce their tax liability,...
and in 1972, PM Chaban-Delmas canvassed for a vote of confidence in the Assembly. This he did obtain, but the President still managed to force his resignation.
Two years later, following the death in office of President Pompidou, Chaban-Delmas ran for the presidency himself. He was supported by the "lords of gaullism", but 43 personalities close to the now defunct president, led by Jacques Chirac
Jacques Chirac
Jacques René Chirac is a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He previously served as Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988 , and as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.After completing his studies of the DEA's degree at the...
, published the Call of the 43 in favour of the candidacy of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing is a French centre-right politician who was President of the French Republic from 1974 until 1981...
. Chaban-Delmas was defeated on the first ballot of the 1974 presidential election
French presidential election, 1974
Presidential elections were held in :France in 1974, following the death of President Georges Pompidou. They went to a second round, and were won by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing by a margin of 1.6%...
, winning only 15.10% of the vote. Chirac became President Giscard d'Estaing's prime minister.
Chaban-Delmas stood in the Gaullist Party (RPR
Rally for the Republic
The Rally for the Republic , was a French right-wing political party. Originating from the Union of Democrats for the Republic , it was founded by Jacques Chirac in 1976 and presented itself as the heir of Gaullism...
) and, in spite of Chirac's leadership, returned to the chair of the National Assembly (1978–1981). Due to his friendship with President Mitterrand
François Mitterrand
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand was the 21st President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra, serving from 1981 until 1995. He is the longest-serving President of France and, as leader of the Socialist Party, the only figure from the left so far elected President...
, his name was mentioned as a possible prime minister during the first "cohabitation
Cohabitation (government)
Cohabitation in government occurs in semi-presidential systems, such as France's system, when the President is from a different political party than the majority of the members of parliament. It occurs because such a system forces the president to name a premier that will be acceptable to the...
" (1986–1988), but he instead became president of the National Assembly for the third time and Chirac again became premier.
Chaban-Delmas retired in 1995, towards the end of his eighth term as Mayor of Bordeaux.
Political career
Governmental functionsPrime minister: 1969–1972
Minister of Public Works, Transport, and Tourism: June–August 1954 / 1954–1955
Minister of Housing and Reconstruction: September–November 1954
Minister of State: 1956–1957
Minister of Defence and Armed Forces: 1957–1958
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
President of the National Assembly: 1958–1969 / 1978–1981 / 1986–1988
Member of the National Assembly for the Gironde 2nd
Gironde's 2nd constituency
The 2nd constituency of the Gironde is a French legislative constituency in the Gironde département. It is represented in the XIIIth legislature by Michèle Delaunay, of the Socialist Party.-2007: -Sources:...
: 1946–1969 (Became Prime minister in 1969) / 1972–1997. Elected in June 1946, reelected in November 1946, 1951, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1981, 1988, 1993.
Regional Council
President of the Regional Council of Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
: 1974–1979 / 1985–1988 (Resignation). Elected in 1986.
Regional councillor of Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
: 1974–1979 / 1985–1988 (Resignation). Elected in 1986.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
: 1947–1995. Reelected in 1953, 1959, 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989.
Municipal councillor of Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
: 1947–1995. Reelected in 1953, 1959, 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989.
Urban Community Council
President of the Urban Community of Bordeaux
Urban Community of Bordeaux
The Urban Community of Bordeaux , also known by its French initials CUB, is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of Bordeaux and some of its suburbs....
: 1967–1983 / 1983–1995. Reelected in 1971, 1983, 1989.
Vice-president of the Urban Community of Bordeaux
Urban Community of Bordeaux
The Urban Community of Bordeaux , also known by its French initials CUB, is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of Bordeaux and some of its suburbs....
: 1977–1983.
M. Chaban-Delmas's Cabinet; 22 June 1969 6 July 1972
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- ... Relations with Parliament – Roger FreyRoger FreyRoger Frey was a French politician. He was Minister of the Interior and president of the Constitutional Council of France.-Monokini prosecution:...
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Changes
- 19 October 1970 – André BettencourtAndré BettencourtAndré Bettencourt was a French politician. He had been awarded the Croix de Guerre, and is a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor...
succeeds Michelet (d. 9 October) as interim Minister of Cultural Affairs - 7 January 1971 – Jacques Duhamel succeeds Bettencourt as Minister of Cultural Affairs. Michel Cointat succeeds Duhamel as Minister of Agriculture. Jean ChamantJean ChamantJean Chamant was a French politician, judge and senator who served from 1977–1995.- Career :Chamant graduated from the Ecole Saint-Jacques with a degree in Law and began his career as a lawyer in 1937. Chamant assumed the title of judge in 1977.- References :...
succeeds Mondon (d. 31 December 1970) as Minister of Transport. Roger Frey becomes Minister of Administrative Reforms and is not replaced as Minister of Relations with Parliament. - 25 February 1971 – Pierre MessmerPierre MessmerPierre Joseph Auguste Messmer was a French Gaullist politician. He served as Minister of Armies under Charles de Gaulle from 1960 to 1969 – the longest serving since Étienne François, duc de Choiseul under Louis XV – and then as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 1972 to 1974...
enters the ministry as Minister of Overseas Departments and TerritoriesMinister of Overseas FranceThe Minister of Overseas France is a cabinet member in the Government of France responsible for overseeing French overseas departments and territories .The position is currently held by Brice Hortefeux, who is also the Minister of the Interior...
.
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, Is Paris Burning?, New York: Pocket Books, 1965.