François Missoffe

François Missoffe (13 October 1919 in Toulon, France – 28 August 2003 in Rouen) was a French politician and diplomat.^[1][2] He was Minister of Youth Affairs and Sport ("Ministre de la Jeunesse et des Sports") in the Government of France between 8 January 1966 and 30 May 1968.^[3]

François Missoffe
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
In office 1966–1968
President	Charles de Gaulle
Prime Minister	Georges Pompidou
Preceded by	Maurice Herzog
Succeeded by	Roland Nungesser
Member of the National Assembly for Paris's 24th constituency
In office 1968–1974
Preceded by	André Roulland
Succeeded by	Hélène Missoffe
Personal details
Born	(1919-10-13)13 October 1919 Toulon, France
Died	28 August 2003(2003-08-28) (aged 83) Rouen, France
Political party	UNR
Spouse	Hélène de Mitry
Relatives	Françoise de Panafieu (daughter)

He played a minor role in the run-up to events of May 1968 in France. On 8 January 1968, Missoffe was forced by students at the Paris West University Nanterre La Défense to abandon the inauguration of a campus swimming pool. He was interrupted while making his speech at the occasion by student leader, Daniel Cohn-Bendit in order to demand free access to the girls' dormitory.

Missoffe was Ambassador to Japan from 1964 to 1966.^[2]

References

1. Johnson, Douglas (1 September 2003). "Obituary François Missoffe". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
2. Hervé, Nathan (29 August 2003). "Décès de François Missoffe" (in French). Libération. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
3. Seidman, Michael M. (July 2004). The imaginary revolution: Parisian students and workers in 1968. Berghahn Books. pp. 60–. ISBN 978-1-57181-685-6. Retrieved 21 September 2011.