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French politician (1910–1973) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Buron (27 February 1910 – 28 April 1973) was a French politician. Buron represented Mayenne as a deputy in the French National Assembly from 1945 to 1958 and was a minister in several French governments during France’s Fourth and early Fifth Republics, including a Minister of Finance from 20 January 1955 to 23 February 1955 and a Minister of Public Works, Transport, and Tourism from 9 June 1958 to 16 May 1962 under Charles de Gaulle.[1][2]
Robert Buron | |
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Finance Minister of France | |
In office 8 January 1953 – 28 June 1953 | |
Preceded by | Edgar Faure - Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury - Edgar Faure |
Succeeded by | Pierre Pflimlin - Edgar Faure - Antoine Pinay |
President of OECD | |
In office 1962–1966 | |
Mayor of Laval, Mayenne | |
In office 1971–1973 | |
Preceded by | Francis Le Basser |
Succeeded by | André Pinçon |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Albert Gaston Buron 27 February 1910 Paris, France |
Died | 28 April 1973 63) | (aged
Spouse | Marie-Louise Trouillard (1910-2006) |
Children | Martine Buron (born 1944) |
Profession | Politician |
Buron was born in 1910 in Paris. He married Marie-Louise 'Melle' Trouillard (1910-2006) in July 1938, with whom he had a daughter, Martine Buron (1944-). Martine Buron was a Member of the European Parliament from 1984 until 1994, representing the Parti Socialiste.
Buron was kidnapped during the 1961 Algiers putsch. In 1965 he founded Objectif 72, a political movement.
In the last years of his life, Buron served as the mayor of Laval.[3]
He died in 1973 in Paris.[4] In his honor, the Lycée Robert Buron in Laval was named after him.
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