President Charles de Gaulle Name Jean Foyer Prime Minister Georges Pompidou Role French Politician | Preceded by Bernard Chenot Succeeded by Louis Joxe Nationality French | |
Born 21 April 1921
Contigne, France ( 1921-04-21 ) Died October 3, 2008, Paris, France | ||
Jean Foyer (21 April 1921, Contigné, Maine-et-Loire – 3 October 2008, Paris) was a French politician and minister. He studied law and became a law professor at the university. He wrote several books about French Civil law.
Political career
Between 1962 and 1967, he was Minister of Justice, during this time he directed several important legal reforms on several subjects (family, ownership and business, nationality, etc.).
Between 1972 and 1973, he was Minister of Health.
Between 1959 and 1968, he was a member of the Union for the New Republic, then between 1968 and 1978 he was a member of the Union of Democrats for the Republic and finally from 1978 until 1988 he was a member of the Rally for the Republic.
References
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