Pierre Sudreau

Pierre Sudreau[1][2][3]
Minister for Building Works
Ministre de la Construction
In office
1 June 1958  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  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 – 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 (née 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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