Paul Coste-Floret
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Paul Coste-Floret was a French politician. He was born and died in Montpellier
, France.
, he engaged in the French Resistance
. He advised André Philip
and director of the cabinet of François de Menthon
. He was an assistant prosecutor at the Nuremberg Tribunal.
Member of the two constituent national Assemblies, he worked with the second project of the constitution of the French Fourth Republic
which was adopted 27 October 1946, then a deputy of the Popular Republican Movement
(MRP), then a deputy from Hérault
from 1946 to 1958. He worked several times under the Fourth Republic. As minister of the French Overseas Territories he led a policy creating the agreements of Bay of Along in 1949. He modified the law of the Cochinchine which became part of Vietnam
. In regards to health he proposed increased family benefits. As a deputy he defended the white growers of Midi. He presented the statute of Algeria
in 1957. He recommended greater autonomy for French Black Africa.
Favorable to the political return of General de Gaulle
, he is member of the Constitutional Consultative Committee which prepared the Constitution of 1958. He was reelected deputy of the MRP in 1958. He served along with the centrist group until 1967. Named by president of the Senate, Alain Poher
, he served the Conseil constitutionnel
from 23 February 1971 until his death.
He was a mayor of Lodève
and chair University Montpellier 1 from 1977 to 1979.
Grandson of deputy, he was twin brother of Alfred Coste-Floret, who was also appointed MRP but for Haute-Garonne
.
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
, France.
Biography
Professor on the faculty of AlgiersAlgiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
, he engaged in the French Resistance
French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
. He advised André Philip
André Philip
André Philip was an SFIO who served as an Interior Minister for the Free French during the war. He also served as a finance minister in 1946 and part of 1947....
and director of the cabinet of François de Menthon
François de Menthon
François de Menthon was a French politician and professor of law.-Early and private life:Menthon was born in Montmirey-la-Ville in Jura. He was a son of an old noble family from Menthon-Saint-Bernard. He studied law in Dijon, where he joined Action catholique de la Jeunesse française . He also...
. He was an assistant prosecutor at the Nuremberg Tribunal.
Member of the two constituent national Assemblies, he worked with the second project of the constitution of the French Fourth Republic
French Fourth Republic
The French Fourth Republic was the republican government of France between 1946 and 1958, governed by the fourth republican constitution. It was in many ways a revival of the Third Republic, which was in place before World War II, and suffered many of the same problems...
which was adopted 27 October 1946, then a deputy of the Popular Republican Movement
Popular Republican Movement
The Popular Republican Movement was a French Christian democratic party of the Fourth Republic...
(MRP), then a deputy from Hérault
Hérault
Hérault is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.-History:Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
from 1946 to 1958. He worked several times under the Fourth Republic. As minister of the French Overseas Territories he led a policy creating the agreements of Bay of Along in 1949. He modified the law of the Cochinchine which became part of Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. In regards to health he proposed increased family benefits. As a deputy he defended the white growers of Midi. He presented the statute of Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
in 1957. He recommended greater autonomy for French Black Africa.
Favorable to the political return of General de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
, he is member of the Constitutional Consultative Committee which prepared the Constitution of 1958. He was reelected deputy of the MRP in 1958. He served along with the centrist group until 1967. Named by president of the Senate, Alain Poher
Alain Poher
Alain Émile Louis Marie Poher was a French centrist politician, affiliated first with the Popular Republican Movement and later with the Democratic Centre. He served as a Senator for Val-de-Marne from 1946 to 1995. He was President of the Senate from 3 October 1968 to 1 October 1992 and, in that...
, he served the Conseil constitutionnel
Constitutional Council of France
The Constitutional Council is the highest constitutional authority in France. It was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958, and its duty is to ensure that the principles and rules of the constitution are upheld.Its main activity is to rule on whether proposed...
from 23 February 1971 until his death.
He was a mayor of Lodève
Lodève
Lodève is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:...
and chair University Montpellier 1 from 1977 to 1979.
Grandson of deputy, he was twin brother of Alfred Coste-Floret, who was also appointed MRP but for Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse.-History:Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.The...
.
Government roles
- Ministre de la Guerre in the government of Paul RamadierPaul RamadierPaul Ramadier was a prominent French politician of the Third and Fourth Republics. Mayor of Decazeville starting in 1919, he served as the first Prime Minister of the Fourth Republic in 1947. On 10 July 1940, he voted against the granting of the full powers to Marshal Philippe Pétain, who...
(22 January – 22 October 1947) - Ministre de la France d'Outre-mer in the government of Robert SchumanRobert SchumanRobert Schuman was a noted Luxembourgish-born French statesman. Schuman was a Christian Democrat and an independent political thinker and activist...
(1) (24 November 1947 – 26 July 1948) - Ministre de la France d'Outre-mer in the government of André MarieAndré MarieAndré Marie was a French Radical politician who served as Prime Minister during the Fourth Republic in 1948.-Biography:...
(26 July – 5 September 1948) - Ministre de la France d'Outre-mer in the government of Robert SchumanRobert SchumanRobert Schuman was a noted Luxembourgish-born French statesman. Schuman was a Christian Democrat and an independent political thinker and activist...
(2) (5 September – 11 September 1948) - Ministre de la France d'Outre-mer in the government of Henri QueuilleHenri QueuilleHenri Queuille was a French Radical politician prominent in the Third and Fourth Republics. After World War II, he served three times as Prime Minister.He was the son of a noblewoman.-First ministry :...
(1) (11 September 1948 – 28 October 1949) - Ministre de la France d'Outre-mer in the government of Henri QueuilleHenri QueuilleHenri Queuille was a French Radical politician prominent in the Third and Fourth Republics. After World War II, he served three times as Prime Minister.He was the son of a noblewoman.-First ministry :...
(2) (2 July – 12 July 1950) - Ministre de l'Information in the government of Edgar FaureEdgar FaureEdgar Faure was a French politician, essayist, historian, and memoirist.-Career:Faure was born in Béziers, Languedoc-Roussillon. He trained as a lawyer in Paris and became a member of the Bar at 27, the youngest lawyer in France to do so at the time...
(1) (20 January – 8 March 1952) - Ministre d'État in the government of René MayerRené MayerRené Mayer was a French Radical politician of the Fourth Republic who served briefly as Prime Minister during 1953. He led the Mayer Authority from 1955 to 1958.-Mayer's Ministry, 8 January – 28 June 1953:*René Mayer – President of the Council...
(8 January – 28 June 1953) - Ministre de la Santé publique et de la Population in the government of Joseph LanielJoseph LanielJoseph Laniel was a French conservative politician of the Fourth Republic, who served as Prime Minister for a year from 1953 to 1954. During the middle of his tenure as Prime Minister Laniel was an unsuccessful candidate for the French Presidency, a post won by René Coty...
(28 June 1953 – 19 June 1954)