Maurice Faure | |
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.jpg) Maurice Faure at the European demonstration in Den Haag, 1963 | |
| Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | |
| In office 22 May 1981 – 23 June 1981 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Mauroy |
| Preceded by | Alain Peyrefitte |
| Succeeded by | Robert Badinter |
| Member of the Constitutional Council | |
| In office 1989–1998 | |
| Appointed by | François Mitterrand |
| President |
Robert Badinter Roland Dumas |
| Preceded by | Georges Vedel |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Mazeaud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1922 Azerat, France |
| Died | 6 March 2014 (aged 92) Cahors, France |
| Political party | Radical Party of the Left |
| Other political affiliations | Radical Party |
Maurice Faure (2 January 1922 – 6 March 2014) was a member of the French Resistance and a minister in several French governments. [1] [2] He was born in Azerat, Dordogne.
He was a deputy in the French parliament from 1951 to 1983 and a Senator from 1983 to 1988, representing Lot and served 25 years as Mayor of Cahors. [1] Faure was appointed to the Constitutional Council of France by President François Mitterrand. [1]
As secretary to the French foreign minister, he co-signed the Treaty of Rome for France in 1957, thus helping to create the European Union. [3] [4] [5]
In 1957, Faure was awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria. [6]
Faure died in March 2014 at the age of 92 in Cahors, Lot. He was a Protestant in his youth. [7]
References
- ^ a b c "Mort de l'ancien ministre Maurice Faure, à 92 ans". Le Monde (in French). 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Maurice Faure est mort". L'Express (in French). 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Parker, George (23 March 2007). "How Paris became estranged from EU's creation". Financial Times.
- ^ "Nobel Committee Gives Peace Prize to European Union". The New York Times. 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Maurice Faure se réjouit du prix Nobel". Le Figaro. 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (PDF) (in German). p. 38. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ Répression et prison politiques en France et en Europe au XIXe siècle. Creaphis editions. 1990. ISBN 9782907150118.
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Maurice Faure | |
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|
Maurice Faure at the European demonstration in Den Haag, 1963 | |
| Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | |
| In office 22 May 1981 – 23 June 1981 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Mauroy |
| Preceded by | Alain Peyrefitte |
| Succeeded by | Robert Badinter |
| Member of the Constitutional Council | |
| In office 1989–1998 | |
| Appointed by | François Mitterrand |
| President |
Robert Badinter Roland Dumas |
| Preceded by | Georges Vedel |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Mazeaud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1922 Azerat, France |
| Died | 6 March 2014 (aged 92) Cahors, France |
| Political party | Radical Party of the Left |
| Other political affiliations | Radical Party |
Maurice Faure (2 January 1922 – 6 March 2014) was a member of the French Resistance and a minister in several French governments. [1] [2] He was born in Azerat, Dordogne.
He was a deputy in the French parliament from 1951 to 1983 and a Senator from 1983 to 1988, representing Lot and served 25 years as Mayor of Cahors. [1] Faure was appointed to the Constitutional Council of France by President François Mitterrand. [1]
As secretary to the French foreign minister, he co-signed the Treaty of Rome for France in 1957, thus helping to create the European Union. [3] [4] [5]
In 1957, Faure was awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria. [6]
Faure died in March 2014 at the age of 92 in Cahors, Lot. He was a Protestant in his youth. [7]
References
- ^ a b c "Mort de l'ancien ministre Maurice Faure, à 92 ans". Le Monde (in French). 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Maurice Faure est mort". L'Express (in French). 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Parker, George (23 March 2007). "How Paris became estranged from EU's creation". Financial Times.
- ^ "Nobel Committee Gives Peace Prize to European Union". The New York Times. 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Maurice Faure se réjouit du prix Nobel". Le Figaro. 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (PDF) (in German). p. 38. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ Répression et prison politiques en France et en Europe au XIXe siècle. Creaphis editions. 1990. ISBN 9782907150118.
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- Deputies of the 7th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
- French senators of the Fifth Republic
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