Philippe Ragueneau

Philippe Ragueneau (19 November 1917 – 22 October 2003) was a French journalist and writer. He was born in Orléans (Loiret) and died in Gordes (Vaucluse). Ragueneau was a resistance and then military fighter during World War II,^[1] and friend of the General Charles de Gaulle.^[1] He is a graduate of HEC Paris.^[2]

After the war, Ragueneau became a journalist and a political ally of de Gaulle, joining his cabinet in 1958.^[1] In the 1970s, he was a television writer and producer.^[1]

Distinctions

French

• Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur
• Compagnon de la Libération (17 November 1945)
• Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 (3 citations)
• Médaille de la Résistance
• Médaille Coloniale
• Croix du combattant volontaire 1939–1945
• Médaille Commémorative des Services Volontaires dans la France Libre

Foreign

• Africa Star (Great Britain)
• 1939-45 War Medal / mention in dispatches (Great Britain)
• Silver Star (United States)