See also: Chevigné

Pierre de Chevigné (Toulon, June 16th 1909 - Biarritz, August 4th 2004) was a Colonel and Politician French, Minister for the IV^e République and Compagnon of the Release.

States of military service

• 1927 : between with the military special School of Saint-Cyr military school

• 1929: leaves Saint-Cyr military school, promotion “Marshal Gallieni”
• 1929 - 1934: officer of infantry
• 1934: leave the army
• 1939: mobilized like Captain of reserve
• order a company with 127^e IH
• order irregular forces of 127^e IH
• order irregular forces of 2^e DI
• June 24th 1940: embark with Saint-Jean-with-Luz on the Polish ship the Ettrick to join the England
• September 1940: envoy with Raising in the troops of the free France:
• order the 1^er Battalion of Marines (1^er BIM)
• order the 1^re Colonial Half-brigade
• principal private secretary of the general Catroux, High-Commissioner of the free France with the Raising
• chief of the Special services of the free France with the the Middle East
• December 1941: Colonel
• 1942: named chief of the military Mission of the free France with the the United States
• Spring 1942: detached with the commandos of the Combined Operations with London; take part in an operation on Bayonne
• May 1942 joined its station with Washington
• July 1943: contribute to the rallying of the Antilles to the free France
• December 1943: appointed chief of staff of the French Forces in Great Britain, under the orders of the general Kœnig
• June 1944: take part in the unloading in Normandy and directs the operations of the head of bridge of Bayeux
• appointed military commander of the released areas (first French officer to exert a command in released France): Bayeux, Cherbourg, Rennes, Angers, Paris, Châlons-sur-Marne, Nancy.

Wounds

• April 1940: triple wound by glares of grenade

• June 1940: quadruple wound at the time of the combat of defense of Rethel during which it took the head of its battalion; it is evacuated towards the military hospital of Dax
• June 1941: wounded by bullets at the time of the countryside of Syria

Decorations

• Three mentions in dispatches to the title of the countryside of France

• Companion of the Release: October 9th 1945
• Grand Cross of the Legion of honor

Political career

Executive mandates

• 1935 : elected official mayor of Abitain (the Low-Pyrenees)
• 1945 - 1965: mayor of Abitain
• 1945 - 1976: general adviser of the canton of Sauveterre-with-Béarn
• 1964 - 1976: chair General advice of the Yrénées-Atlantiques

He is elected appointed MRP (1945 - 1958) of the the Low-Pyrenees (auj. Yrénées-Atlantiques) to the First and the Second constituent National Assembly and the National Assembly and seat with the Palate-Bourbon during thirteen years. He is High-Commissioner with Madagascar in 1948-50, restores the order there after the events of 1947 what is worth to him the critical sharp of the Communists on his return to the Parliament.

Governmental functions

• Secretary of State to the War of the Government Rene Pleven (2) (from August 11th, 1951 to January 20th, 1952)
• Secretary of State to the War of the Government Edgar Faure (1) (from January 20th to March 8th, 1952)
• Secretary of State to the War of the Government Antoine Pinay (from March 8th, 1952 to January 8th, 1953)
• Secretary of State to the War of the Government Rene Mayer (from January 8th to June 28th, 1953)
• Secretary of State to the War of the governments Joseph Laniel (from July 2nd, 1953 to June 19th, 1954)
• Minister for the National defense and the Armed forces of the Government Pierre Pflimlin (of May 14th at June 1st, 1958)

During these functions, he makes an effort, in spite of the budgetary constraints, to improve the military condition, the maintenance of the buildings, the level of equipment and the management of the arsenals. He justifies the displacement of the Ecole of Saint-Cyr military school to Coëtquidan. He makes approve the assignment of the barracks of Fontenoy to UNESCO. He proposes the rise in Leclerc to the dignity of Marshal of France. He leaves the government with the fall of Diên-Biên-Phû. He criticizes Pierre Mendès France for his Tunisian and Moroccan policy but supports his policy in Algérie. He supports Guy Mollet during the forwarding of Suez and defends the rights of Israel.

Pierre de Chevigné decides in favor of European construction (the ECSC Treaties, CED, the EEC). He is caught some with Jean-Louis Tixier-Vignancour, candidate against him at the time of the elections of 1956 which will be however also elected. In 1958, he votes confidence with De Gaulle.

External bonds

• Its portrait on the site about the Release