Olivier Marie Maurice Guichard

Background

He was born in Néac and joined the French Army in 1944 and served until the end of World World War II, during which, he earned the Médaille militaire and the Croix de guerre.

Education

Saint-Louis School; Faculties of Law and Letters, Paris, first degrees in law and letters. Independent School of Political Sciences, diploma.

Career

On detachment to Rally for the French People, 194751. Principal Private Secretary to General de Gaulle, 1951-1958. Director of Press Office, Commissionership for Atomic Energy, 1955-1958.

Deputy Principal Private Secretary to General de Gaulle, 1958. Prefect, 3rd class, on secondment, 1958. Technical adviser, general secretariat of office of President of the Republic, 1959-1960.

General Delegate of Saharan Regions Joint Organisation, 1960-1962. On detachment to Georges Pompidou, Prime Minister, 1962-1967. Administrator, Franco-Algerian Technical Body for exploitation of mineral resources, 1962-1967.

Delegate for National and Regional Development and Regional Action, 1963-1967. Vice-Chairman of National Commission for National and Regional Development, since 1963. Administrator of Rhone National Company, 1966-1967.

Member of board of directors of French Broadcasting Corporation (ORTF), 1964-1967. Town Councillor, 194562, then Mayor, 1962-1971, of Néac, Gironde. Deputy, 5th Republic, for Loire-Atlantique, 7th constituency: Guérande, 1967.

Minister of Industry, 1967-1968. Deputy UDR for Loire-Atlantique, 7th constituency, 1968. Minister Delegate to Prime Minister, responsible for the Plan and National and Regional Development, 1968-1969.

Minister of Education, 1969-1972. Departmental Councillor for Guérande canton, 1970-1982. Mayor of La Baute, I97I-.

Deputy for Loire-Atlantique, 1973. Minister for National and Regional Development, Infrastructure, Housing and Tourism, 1972-1974. Minister of State for National and Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport, 1974.

Deputy for Loire-Atlantique, 1974-1976. Chairman of Regional Council for Pays de la Loire, since 1974. Chairman of Committee for Increased Local Authority Responsibliity, 1975.

Minister of State for Justice, 1976-1977. Councillor of State, 1978-1987. Deputy for Loire-Atlantique, 1978, 1981, 1986, and 1988. registered member of Rally for the Republic group, National Assembly.

Chairman of board of directors of Conservatory for sea shore and lake shore regions, since 1986. Chairman of Association for, City of Nantes, since 1987.

Works

• book

  • Un chemin tranquille (French Edition)

    (214pages. in8. Broché.)

Politics

Rally for the Republic, Union of Democrats for the Republic, Union for the New Republic, Rally of the French People.

Membership

He has been a member of parliament and several time minister. Between 1967 and 1968, he was a member of the Union pour la nouvelle République, then between 1968 and 1978 he was a member of the Union of Democrats for the Republic and finally from 1978 until 1997 he was a member of the Rally for the Republic. Member of the National Assembly of France for Loire-Atlantique: Elected in 1967, but he became minister / Reelected in 1968, but he stays minister / Reelected in 1973, but he stays minister / 1974–1976 (Became minister) / 1978–1997.

• Clubs: French Automobile Club.

Connections

Spouse Suzanne Vincent. Children: Malcy, Constance, Aline.

Father:

Baron Louis Guichard

Mother:

Madeleine Brisson