Education
B. Bordeaux, France, April 3, 1925;s. Rene and Marie Thérèse (Gamet) G. Educated, Lycee de Bordeaux, l'Ecole Polytechnique, l'Ecole nat. supérieure du pétrole et des moteurs.
Engineer, Ministry of Industry, France, from 1949, head department Institute Francais du pétrole, from 1951, technical director, from, 1955, deputy general director, 1958-1964, member consultative committee for scientific and technical research, 1960-1964. Director fuels Ministry of Industry, 1964-1969. Vice president Régie nat. des Usines Renault, 1965-1971.
Board directors National Centre for Exploitation of Oceans, France, 1967-1969, Department Education, 1969-1970. Administrative general government delegate Commissariat for Atomic Energy, 1970-1978. Minister of industry, 1978-1981.
Associate professor of University Paris-Dauphine, 1981^. Minister of defense, France, 1986-1988. International consultant, manager Compagnie Générale d'Innovation et de Développment, 1988.
Board directors Electricite de France, 1970-1978, Arjil-Groupe, Banque Arjil, General Electric Company (United Kingdom), Cristalleria Ewpanola, Société Européenne de Produits Réfractaires, SOFRES. General engineer of mines, 1973-1986. President administrative council l'Ecole Polytechnique, 1974.
President Cie. Generale des MatieresNucleaires, 1976-1978.