René Monory
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Biography
René Monory was born in LoudunLoudun
Loudun is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.It is located south of the town of Chinon and 25 km to the east of the town Thouars...
and began his career as the owner of a garage
Automobile repair shop
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. He was the founder of the Poitiers
Poitiers
Poitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque...
Futuroscope
Futuroscope
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.
Monory first became a Senator in 1968. A member of the Union for French Democracy
Union for French Democracy
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(UDF), he was Minister of Economy and Finance (1978–1981) in the government of Raymond Barre
Raymond Barre
Raymond Octave Joseph Barre was a French centre-right politician and economist. He was a Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs under three Presidents and later served as Prime Minister under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing from 1976 until 1981...
. He was President of the Regional Council of Poitou-Charentes
Poitou-Charentes
Poitou-Charentes is an administrative region in central western France comprising four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. The regional capital is Poitiers.-Politics:The regional council is composed of 56 members...
from March 1985 to March 1986. He later served as Minister of Education (1986–1988) in the government of Jacques Chirac
Jacques Chirac
Jacques René Chirac is a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He previously served as Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988 , and as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.After completing his studies of the DEA's degree at the...
. He succeeded 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...
as President of the Senate in 1992.
He served as President of the Senate for two terms. He was defeated for re-election to the post on 1 October 1998, withdrawing after the first round of voting; Christian Poncelet
Christian Poncelet
Christian Poncelet is a conservative French politician. A member of President Nicolas Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement , he was President of the Senate from 1998 to 2008...
was elected in the third round.
He died in Loudun, aged 85.
Political career
Governmental functions- Minister of Industry, Commerce and Handicrafts : 1977–1978
- Minister of Economy : 1978–1981
- Minister of National Education : 1986–1988
Electoral mandates
Senate of France
- President of the Senate of France : 1992–1998. Reelected in 1995.
- Senator of the Vienne (departement) : 1968–1977, 1981–1986, 1986–2004. Elected in 1968, reelected in 1977 (But he stays minister), 1986 (But he stays minister), 1995.
Regional Council
- President of the Regional Council of Poitou-CharentesPoitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes is an administrative region in central western France comprising four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. The regional capital is Poitiers.-Politics:The regional council is composed of 56 members...
: 1985–1986. - Regional councillor of Poitou-CharentesPoitou-CharentesPoitou-Charentes is an administrative region in central western France comprising four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. The regional capital is Poitiers.-Politics:The regional council is composed of 56 members...
: 1973–1989 (Resignation). Elected in 1986.
General Council
- President of the General council of the Vienne: 1977–2004. Reelected in 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001.
- General councillor of the Vienne: 1961–2004. Reelected in 1967, 1973, 1979, 1985, 1992, 1998.
Municipal Council
- Mayor of LoudunLoudunLoudun is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.It is located south of the town of Chinon and 25 km to the east of the town Thouars...
: 1959–1999 (resignation). Reelected in 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995. - Municipal councillor of LoudunLoudunLoudun is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.It is located south of the town of Chinon and 25 km to the east of the town Thouars...
: 1959–1999 (resignation). Reelected in 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995.
Community of communes Council
- President of the Communauté de communesCommunauté de communesA communauté de communes is a federation of municipalities in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together...
of the Pays Loudunais: 1973–2002 (Resignation). Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001. - Member of the Communauté de communesCommunauté de communesA communauté de communes is a federation of municipalities in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together...
of the Pays Loudunais: 1973–2002 (Resignation). Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001.