Pierre Sudreau

Pierre Sudreau[1][2][3]
Minister for Building Works
Ministre de la Construction
In office
1 June 1958 â€“ 15 April 1962
President René Coty
Charles de Gaulle
Prime Minister Charles de Gaulle
Michel Debré
Education Minister
Ministre de l'Éducation Nationale
In office
15 April 1962 â€“ 15 October 1962
President Charles de Gaulle
Prime Minister Georges Pompidou
Preceded by Lucien Paye
Succeeded by Louis Joxe
Member of the French National Assembly
for Loir-et-Cher
In office
1967–1981
President of Loir-et-Cher
In office
1967–1981
Mayor of Blois
In office
1971–1989
Succeeded by Jack Lang
Personal details
Born (1919-05-13)13 May 1919
Paris, France
Died 22 January 2012(2012-01-22) (aged 92)
Paris, France
Political party PDM (1967–1973)
RCDS (1973–1978)
UDF (1978–1981)
Spouse(s) Francette Brun Sudreau
Children Jean Sudreau (deceased)
Anne Sudreau O'Connor (deceased)
Bernard Sudreau
Parents Jean Sudreau
Marie-Marguerite Boyer Sudreau

Pierre Sudreau (13 May 1919 â€“ 22 January 2012) was a French politician. His childhood correspondence with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) helped inspire the title character of the 1943 novel The Little Prince.[4]

Biography

Sudreau was born in Paris, the son of businessman Jean Sudreau and Marie-Marguerite (nee Boyer) Sudreau.[5]

He announced his resignation as French Education Minister in October 1962 in protest against a proposal by Charles de Gaulle to amend the constitution.[6][7]

Personal life

He was married to France Brun; they had three children: Jean Sudreau (predeceased), Anne Sudreau O'Connor (predeceased), and Bernard Sudreau.[5] His son Jean died of lung cancer and was married to Danièle Louis-Dreyfus, daughter of French Resistance fighter and businessman Pierre Louis-Dreyfus.[8]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Lucien Paye
Minister of National Education
1962
Succeeded by
Louis Joxe


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