Achille Peretti (politician)

Achille Peretti
Peretti in 1966
President of the National Assembly
In office
25 June 1969  1 April 1973
PresidentCharles de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Preceded byJacques Chaban-Delmas
Succeeded byEdgar Faure
Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine
In office
1947–1983
Preceded byCharles Metman
Succeeded byNicolas Sarkozy
Personal details
Born(1911-06-13)13 June 1911
Ajaccio, France
Died14 April 1983(1983-04-14) (aged 71)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

Achille Peretti (13 June 1911 14 April 1983) was a French politician.

Peretti was born in Ajaccio. A lawyer by profession, he was a member of the French resistance, and was in charge of the security of Charles de Gaulle's government in Algiers.

After the war, Peretti pursued a business career. A member of the French parliament from 1958 to 1977, he became chairman of the National Assembly in 1969 when Jacques Chaban-Delmas was nominated as prime minister. After the right-wing coalition's narrow victory in the 1973 elections, he had to step down and was replaced by Edgar Faure.

Peretti was the mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine from 1947 until his death. He was succeeded by Nicolas Sarkozy, who became his political protégé.