Pierre Bérégovoy , born the December 23rd 1925 with Déville-the-Rouen (Seine-Maritime) and dead on May 1st 1993 with Paris, Politician French.
Wire of a captain Russian white and Menchevik having immigrant of the Ukraine in France where it holds a coffee-grocer. At the 5 years age Pierre Bérégovoy is dealt with by his/her grandmother.
Studies
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In 1937: it obtains its certificate of studies.
- In 1941: his/her father falling seriously sick, it leaves the college, obtains an industrial elementary Patent, a CAPE of fitter, a CAPE of draftsmanship.
Professional path
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1941 : he works at the 16 years age for nine months with the factory of Fraencker weaving as a milling machine operator.
- 1942 : he enters on contest to the SNCF as a railwayman. Meet with Roland Leroy. It enters the Résistance via the group “Resistance-iron”. It also engages in the socialist Jeunesses.
- June 1944: it takes part in the release of the suburbs Rouen is born
- 1949: it enters to the cabinet of Christian Pineau, Minister for Labor public and Transport in the government Henri Queuille, like in charge of the relationships to the trade unions
- 1950: it enters to Gaz de France as technical salesman with Rouen then obtains in 1957 its change for Paris
- 1972: it is promoted operations manager with GDF
- 1978: it finishes its career as assistant editor with GDF
Political commitment
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May 1946: it adheres to SFIO and will create a local union tendency FO.
- 1949: it directs the socialist weekly magazine the Republic of Normandy.
- 1958: it leaves the SFIO to take part in the foundation of the future PSU in 1959, and becomes there as from 1960 collaborator of Pierre Mendès France in load of the social questions.
- 1967: it leaves PSU to adhere to the Union clubs for the revival of the left animated by Alain Savary.
- 1969: it joined the “new Socialist party” with the congress of Alfortville,
- 1971: it takes part in the congress of Épinay of the Socialist party, then with the negotiations for the signature of the common program.
- 1973: he becomes national secretary of the social affairs then as from February 1975 in charge of the foreign relations.
- 1974: it takes part in the presidential campaign of François Mitterrand.
- 1977: it negotiates with PCF “the actualization of the common program”
Political offices
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May 21st 1981 - June 1982: general secretary of the Elysium after the election of François Mitterrand with the Presidency of the Republic
- June 1982 - July 1984: Minister for the social Affairs Government Pierre Mauroy
- July 1984 - March 1986: Minister for the Economy and finances in the Government Laurent Fabius
- May 1988 - May 1991: minister of state, Minister for the Economy and finances in the Government Michel Rocard
- May 1991 - April 1992: minister of state, Minister for the Economy, finances and the Foreign trade in the Government Edith Cresson
- April 1992 - March 1993: Prime Minister (and Minister for Defense from March 9th to 29th) (see Government Pierre Bérégovoy)
Mandate Buildings
- September 1983 - May 1988: mayor of Nevers
- General adviser of a canton of Nevers of Nievre, 1985 - 1993
- mayor of Nevers from March-May 1993
Mandate of Deputy
Death
He dies on May 1st 1993, with Paris after being transported by Hélicoptère since Nevers (Nievre) where he had been found one hour before in the Coma with two balls in the head.
The investigation of police force concluded with the Suicide from Pierre Bérégovoy…. The question remains however open: how can one draw a second blow with a first ball in the head? Its close relations described it like depressive since the defeat of the left to the legislative elections of March and the polemic in connection with the purchase of an apartment in XVIe Arrondissement thanks to a loan with 0 % authorized by Roger-Patrice Pelat (see the Business Pelat).
Le Monde indicates in its edition dated May 4th:
“For any important decision, Pierre Bérégovoy reflected a long time before taking an option and, once its stopped choice, it was held and gone to with it until the end. Such also seems to have been the case for its decision to put an end to its days. It is the unanimous conclusion at which arrived, Sunday, the collaborator close relations of the former Prime Minister, who accompanied it during ten years with the municipality by Nevers. ”
François Mitterrand affirmed at the time of his funerals that one “had delivered to the dogs” the honor and finally the life of Pierre Bérégovoy. Michel Charasse went in the same direction: “I would be judge or journalist, I would not sleep well this evening. It was overpowered by an unbearable personal injustice. For two months, it had followed a way of terrible cross. ” ( Le Monde , May 4th, 1993).
Pierre Bérégovoy receives after his death of the homages on the left (thus, Laurent Fabius in a platform with the Monde of May 4th; Jacques Delors, Charles Fiterman, Bernard Kouchner, Jack Lang, Pierre Mauroy, Ségolène Royal, at the time of public statements), but also in part of the right-hand side. In particular, Raymond Barre, on France 2, on May 2nd, greets “a courageous and responsible man”. Courageous “because, taking into account its personal equation, it was brought to make decisions which were to necessarily cause reactions at those to which it was closest”. Person in charge because “it measured the need, on the national plan and international, to take painful and rigorous measures”. Dominique Baudis, Alain Juppe, Alain Lamassoure, Nicolas Sarkozy and Philippe Séguin also paid to him homage ( Le Monde , May 4th, 1993).
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