Jacques Duhamel

Biography

Graduate of Sciences Po Paris, it is also graduate in sociology and bachelor of law, then follows the courses of the ENA in 1946-1947.

Master of the requests to the Council of State. Near to Edgar Faure of which he will be the collaborator during seven years (adviser technical, assistant editor, director of the cabinet to the presidency of the Council). It is assisted by the young person Valery Giscard d'Estaing. Managing director of the National center of the Foreign trade. Managing director of the Company of press and Jurassic edition as from 1968.

Elected official appointed of the the Jura on November 25th, 1962, re-elected into 1967,1968 and 1973 pennies various center labels (group of the democratic Gathering, Progress and modern democracy which it chairs and center Union). He was president of the political party Center democracy and progress as from 1969. “It conquered the Jura, but the Jura has it in its conquered turn” writes Pierre Viansson-Ponté. It shows an effective defender of its department. With the National Assembly, it is have in the handling of the payment.

Rejoined with Georges Pompidou, he is Minister for the Agriculture from June 29th, 1969 to January 7th, 1971 in the government of Jacques Chaban-Delmas then Minister for the cultural Affairs from January 7th, 1971 to June 28th, 1973 in the Chaban-Delmas ministries and Messmer. Adopting the social democrat problems of the " Société" news; of Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Jacques Duhamel will follow a policy aiming at inserting the culture within the company, in the daily life. Among the objectives of the minister: to sharpen the sensitivity of the children to the works of art, to take into account the capacity of training of the adults, to control the framework of life and the new audio-visual techniques, etc It sets up contractual procedures between the State and the cultural institutions (decentralized television, cinema industry, dramatic companies). Funds of intervention cultural making it possible to finance operations innovating in partnership with other ministries is created. In the field of the visual arts, the system of the 1% is extended to all the public buildings (1% of the cost of construction must be devoted to the creation of a work of art).

Mayor of Pares since 1968, it resigns for health reasons in 1976. Its successor Armand Truchot will be beaten in 1977 by the Socialist Jean-Pierre Santa-Cruz.

The disappearance of this politician talented and respected at the 53 years age only causes a sharp emotion.

Jacques Duhamel is the father of Olivier Duhamel.

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