Pierre Sudreau

Pierre Sudreau (13 May 1919 – 22 January 2012) was a French politician. His childhood correspondence with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) helped inspire the title character of the 1943 novel The Little Prince.[4]

Pierre Sudreau[1][2][3]
Minister for Building Works
Ministre de la Construction
In office
1 June 1958  15 April 1962
PresidentRené Coty
Charles de Gaulle
Prime MinisterCharles de Gaulle
Michel Debré
Education Minister
Ministre de l'Éducation Nationale
In office
15 April 1962  15 October 1962
PresidentCharles de Gaulle
Prime MinisterGeorges Pompidou
Preceded byLucien Paye
Succeeded byLouis Joxe
Member of the French National Assembly
for Loir-et-Cher
In office
1967–1981
President of Loir-et-Cher
In office
1967–1981
Mayor of Blois
In office
1971–1989
Succeeded byJack Lang
Personal details
Born(1919-05-13)13 May 1919
Paris, France
Died22 January 2012(2012-01-22) (aged 92)
Paris, France
Political partyPDM (1967–1973)
RCDS (1973–1978)
UDF (1978–1981)
Spouse(s)Francette Brun Sudreau
ChildrenJean Sudreau (deceased)
Anne Sudreau O'Connor (deceased)
Bernard Sudreau
ParentsJean Sudreau
Marie-Marguerite Boyer Sudreau

Biography

Sudreau was born in Paris, the son of businessman Jean Sudreau and Marie-Marguerite (née Boyer) Sudreau.[5]

He announced his resignation as French Education Minister in October 1962 in protest against a proposal by Charles de Gaulle to amend the constitution.[6][7]

Personal life

He was married to France Brun; they had three children: Jean Sudreau (predeceased), Anne Sudreau O'Connor (predeceased), and Bernard Sudreau.[5] His son Jean died of lung cancer and was married to Danièle Louis-Dreyfus, daughter of French Resistance fighter and businessman Pierre Louis-Dreyfus.[8]

Publications

  • 1967 L'enchaînement (Plon)
  • 1980 La stratégie de l'absurde (Plon)
  • 1985 De l'inertie politique (éditions Stock)
  • 1991 Au-delà de toutes les frontières

Bibliography

  • Christiane Rimbaud, Pierre Sudreau, Le Cherche Midi, 2004

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Lucien Paye
Minister of National Education
1962
Succeeded by
Louis Joxe


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