Background
DURAFOUR, Michel Andre Francois was born on April 11, 1920 in Saint-Etienne, Loire. Son of Antoine Durafour and Olga (nee Gaillard).
DURAFOUR, Michel Andre Francois was born on April 11, 1920 in Saint-Etienne, Loire. Son of Antoine Durafour and Olga (nee Gaillard).
Lycee de St. Etienne and Law Faculty of Paris University.
Writer and politician. Minister of Information 1944-1946. Journalist, writer, Deputy Mayor 1947-1965, Mayor of St.-Etienne 1965-1977.
Deputy to National Assembly for St.-Etienne N. E., N.-W. 1967-1968, 1973-1974, 1978-1981. Minister of Labour 1974-1976, Minister attached to PM with responsibility for Economical Finance 1976-1977, of the Civil Service and Administration Reform May since 1988, of State February since 1989. Chairman Groupe des Reformateurs (social democratic group) in National Assembly 1973-1974.
President Commission, de la Production et des echanges de l’Assemblde National. Association Professor University of Paris IX 1980-1981. Professor University of Lyon III since 1981.
President Conseil Regional (Rhone-Alpes) 1980-1981, Regional Councillor and General Chairman Budget since 1986. President de la Commission des Affaires Culturelles du Senat 1985, de la Commission des Finances du Senat 1986. Grand Prix du Theatre for Les Demoniaques 1950, Grand Prix du Roman d’Aventure for Agnes et les vilains Messieurs 1963.
Senate for Loire, Independent 1965-1967. Secretariat Parti Radical-Socialiste. National Bureau of Mouvement Reformateur since 1971.
Senate for Loire, Social Democratic group since 1983.
Married Maryse Forissier in 1973.