Yann Poilvet , (August 3rd 1927, Landehen), journalist and Breton militant

Resisting and gaullist of left, near of Rene Capitant.

It made all its career in journalism, entering in 1945 as writer with the Maine Libre , then becoming in 1946 editor association of Marianne to the Combat , the New Newspaper and Paris suburbs , and in 1947 the Hope . Of 1948 with 1959, it directs the Newspaper of Seine-et-Oise and the Gazette of the Ile-de-France . Director of the republican Platform of 1950 with 1953, it becomes p. - D. - G. Monitor in 1958, director of Our Republic then of Future of the Southern Ile-de-France .

It directs many publications and creates, in 1969, the monthly magazine Armor magazine , whose his/her Anne-Édith girl is from now on editor association. Member of the management committee and the executive delegation of the democratic Union of work (UDT, gaullist) (since 1959), former vice-president of the National union of the periodicals (1979 -95), favorable to a “true partnership employers-employees”.

He is former vice-president of the Association Brittany-Ireland, president of the Breton Union (since 1950), spokesperson of Brittany-Europe (since 1980), cofounder of the Popular help interceltic and chancellor of the Association of the Breton writers. Member of the Order of Hermine, which it receives in 1993.