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Edgar Faure

French politician (1908-1988)

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Edgar Jean Faure was a French politician, lawyer, essayist, historian and memoirist who served as Prime Minister of France in 1952 and again between 1955 and 1956. Prior to his election to the National Assembly for Jura under the Fourth Republic in 1946, he was a member of the French Committee of National Liberation (CFLN) in Algiers (1943–1944). A Radical, Faure was married to writer Lucie Meyer. In 1978, he was elected to the Académie Française.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Béziers wd
Died
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Place of death
7th arrondissement of Paris wd
Citizenship
France wd
Occupation
politician, diplomat, legal historian, writer, lawyer wd
Political party
Rally for the Republic, Union of Democrats for the Republic, Radical-Socialist and Radical Republican Party wd
Education
Paris Law Faculty, École nationale des langues orientales vivantes, Lycée Henri IV, Lycée Voltaire wd
Spouse
Lucie Faure wd

Positions held wd

  • Member of the European Parliament (17 July 1979 – 23 July 1984)
  • Member of the Académie française (8 June 1978 – 30 March 1988)
  • president of the French National Assembly (2 April 1973 – 2 April 1978)
  • member of the French National Assembly (21 October 1969 – 6 August 1972)
  • member of the French National Assembly (11 July 1968 – 12 August 1968)
  • Minister of Agriculture of France (7 April 1967 – 10 July 1968)
  • Minister of Agriculture of France (8 January 1966 – 1 April 1967)
  • Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (14 May 1958 – 28 May 1958)
  • Minister of the Interior of France (1 December 1955 – 24 January 1956)
  • President of the Council (23 February 1955 – 23 January 1956)
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs (20 January 1955 – 23 February 1955)
  • Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (18 June 1954 – 20 January 1955)
  • Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (16 January 1954 – 12 June 1954)
  • Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (28 June 1953 – 16 January 1954)
  • President of the Council (20 January 1952 – 28 February 1952)
  • Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (20 January 1952 – 28 February 1952)
  • Minister of Justice (11 August 1951 – 7 January 1952)
  • Senator of the French Fifth Republic
  • senator of the Community
  • president (until 1988)

Awards wd

  • Concours général
  • Prix Cazes (1983)
  • Pierre Lafue Prize (1985)

Questions

When was Edgar Faure born?
Edgar Faure was born on 18 August 1908 in Béziers.
What positions has Edgar Faure held?
Positions held by Edgar Faure include: Member of the European Parliament (1979–1984); Member of the Académie française (1978–1988); president of the French National Assembly (1973–1978); member of the French National Assembly (1969–1972); member of the French National Assembly (1968–1968).
Where did Edgar Faure study?
Edgar Faure was educated at Paris Law Faculty, École nationale des langues orientales vivantes, Lycée Henri IV, Lycée Voltaire.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Edgar Faure · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q327013 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Faure1939 (cropped).jpg by Studio Harcourt (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 3 November 2026

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