Pierre Sudreau
Pierre Sudreau | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Building Works Ministre de la Construction | |
| In office 1 June 1958 – 15 April 1962 | |
| President | René Coty Charles de Gaulle |
| Prime Minister | Charles de Gaulle Michel Debré |
| Education Minister Ministre de l'Éducation Nationale | |
| In office 15 April 1962 – 15 October 1962 | |
| President | Charles de Gaulle |
| Prime Minister | Georges Pompidou |
| Preceded by | Lucien Paye |
| Succeeded by | Louis Joxe |
| Member of the French National Assembly for Loir-et-Cher | |
| In office 1967–1981 | |
| President of Loir-et-Cher | |
| In office 1967–1981 | |
| Mayor of Blois | |
| In office 1971–1989 | |
| Succeeded by | Jack Lang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 May 1919 Paris, France |
| Died | 22 January 2012 (aged 92) Paris, France |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | allied with Democratic Centre, PDM, Reformist Movement, UDF |
| Spouse | Francette Brun Sudreau |
| Children | Jean Sudreau (deceased) Anne Sudreau O'Connor (deceased) Bernard Sudreau |
| Parent(s) | Jean Sudreau Marie-Marguerite Boyer Sudreau |
Pierre Sudreau (13 May 1919 – 22 January 2012) was a French politician. He served as minister of Construction (1958–1962), minister of Education (1962), member of the French National Assembly (1967–1981) and mayor of Blois (1971–1989).
His childhood correspondence with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry helped inspire the title character of the 1943 novel The Little Prince. During the German occupation of France in World War II, Sudreau was a resistance fighter in the Brutus Network. He was imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp.
After the war, he made a rapid career in civil service and was responsible for the planning of major construction and infrastructure projects during General de Gaulle's government. A convinced pro-European, he presided European Movement France from 1962 to 1968. He was also a lobbyist for the French railway industry and chaired its association FIF from 1963 to 1996.