Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury
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Maurice Jean Marie Bourgès-Maunoury (moʁis buʁʒɛs monuʁi; 19 August 1914 Luisant
, Eure-et-Loir – 10 February 1993 Paris) was a French Radical politician who served as Prime Minister
in the Fourth Republic
during 1957.
He is famous, especially, for fulfilling prominent ministerial role in the government during the Suez Crisis
.
While he was Prime Minister, the French Government achieved Parliamentary ratification of the Treaty of Rome
.
He was succeeded as Prime Minister in November 1957 by Félix Gaillard
.
at the head of the Prefecture of Police
in 1958, functions which he kept during the 1961 Paris massacre.
Luisant
Luisant is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-Population:...
, Eure-et-Loir – 10 February 1993 Paris) was a French Radical politician who served as Prime Minister
Prime Minister of France
The Prime Minister of France in the Fifth Republic is the head of government and of the Council of Ministers of France. The head of state is the President of the French Republic...
in 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...
during 1957.
He is famous, especially, for fulfilling prominent ministerial role in the government during the Suez Crisis
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, Suez War was an offensive war fought by France, the United Kingdom, and Israel against Egypt beginning on 29 October 1956. Less than a day after Israel invaded Egypt, Britain and France issued a joint ultimatum to Egypt and Israel,...
.
Prime minister
He became Prime Minister in June 1957.While he was Prime Minister, the French Government achieved Parliamentary ratification of the Treaty of Rome
Treaty of Rome
The Treaty of Rome, officially the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, was an international agreement that led to the founding of the European Economic Community on 1 January 1958. It was signed on 25 March 1957 by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany...
.
He was succeeded as Prime Minister in November 1957 by Félix Gaillard
Félix Gaillard
Félix Gaillard d'Aimé was a French Radical politician who served as Prime Minister under the Fourth Republic from 1957 to 1958. He was the youngest head of a French government since Napoleon.-Career:...
.
Controversy
As minister of Interior, he nominated the controversial Maurice PaponMaurice Papon
Maurice Papon was a French civil servant, industrial leader and Gaullist politician, who was convicted for crimes against humanity for his participation in the deportation of over 1600 Jews during World War II when he was secretary general for police of the Prefecture of Bordeaux.Papon also...
at the head of the Prefecture of Police
Prefecture of Police
The Prefecture of Police , headed by the Prefect of Police , is an agency of the Government of France which provides the police force for the city of Paris and the surrounding three suburban départements of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, and Val-de-Marne...
in 1958, functions which he kept during the 1961 Paris massacre.
Bourgès-Maunoury's Ministry, 13 June – 6 November 1957
- Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury – President of the Council
- Christian PineauChristian PineauChristian Pineau was a noted French Resistance fighter.He was born in Chaumont-en-Bassigny, Haute-Marne, France and died in Paris.His father-in-law was the writer Jean Giraudoux, who was married to Pineau's mother...
– Minister of Foreign Affairs - André Morice – Minister of National Defense and Armed Forces
- Jean Gilbert-Jules – Minister of the Interior
- Félix GaillardFélix GaillardFélix Gaillard d'Aimé was a French Radical politician who served as Prime Minister under the Fourth Republic from 1957 to 1958. He was the youngest head of a French government since Napoleon.-Career:...
– Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs - Édouard Corniglion-MolinierEdouard Corniglion-MolinierGeneral Edouard Corniglion-Molinier aviator and member of the French Resistance, member of the French government during the French Fourth Republic, in the 1950s, movie producer , friend of Marcel Dassault and cousin of Fred Vidal....
– Minister of Justice - René BillèresRené BillèresRené Billères was a French politician.Billères served as a Radical-Socialist deputy for the Hautes-Pyrénées from 1946 till 1973 and Senator for the same department from 1973 till 1983...
– Minister of National Education, Youth, and Sports - André Dulin – Minister of Veterans and War Victims
- Gérard Jaquet – Minister of Overseas France
- Édouard Bonnefous – Minister of Public Works, Transport, and Tourism
- Albert Gazier – Minister of Social Affairs
- Max Lejeune – Minister of Sahara
- Félix Houphouët-BoignyFélix Houphouët-BoignyFélix Houphouët-Boigny , affectionately called Papa Houphouët or Le Vieux, was the first President of Côte d'Ivoire. Originally a village chief, he worked as a doctor, an administrator of a plantation, and a union leader, before being elected to the French Parliament and serving in a number of...
– Minister of State