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François Léotard
French Minister of Defence
In office
1993–1995
PresidentFrançois Mitterrand
Prime MinisterÉdouard Balladur
Preceded byPierre Bérégovoy
Succeeded byCharles Millon
French Minister of Culture
In office
1986–1988
PresidentFrançois Mitterrand
Prime MinisterJacques Chirac
Preceded byJack Lang
Succeeded byJack Lang
Personal details
Born (1942-03-26) 26 March 1942 (age 82)
Cannes, France
Alma materÉNA

François Gerard Marie Léotard (born 26 March 1942, in Cannes) is a retired French politician. Singer and actor Philippe Léotard (1940–2001) was his brother.

Member of the Republican Party, the liberal-conservative component of the Union for French Democracy (UDF), he appeared in the foreground of the political scene in the 1980s. He led a new generation of right-wing politicians, the "renovationmen", who opposed to the old right-wing leaders Jacques Chirac and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.

In 1981, he was selected to be one of the first Young Leaders of the French-American Foundation.[1]

Culture Minister, from 1986 to 1988,[2] he sold the main public TV channel TF1.[3] He returned in the cabinet as Defense Minister, from 1993 to 1995.[4] Supporting the candidacy of Edouard Balladur in the 1995 presidential election, he was dismissed after Chirac's election. Elected president of the UDF in 1996, he could not prevent the split of this confederation two years later with Alain Madelin's secession. This and the party's poor showing in the 1998 regional elections prompted his resignation. After a mission in Macedonia in 2001 as representative of the European Union,[5] he retired from politics. In 2003, he created together with other prominent European personalities the Medbridge Strategy Center, whose goal is to promote dialogue and mutual understanding between Europe and the Middle-East.[6] He has since written several books.

Political career

Governmental functions

Minister of State, minister of Defence : 1993–1995.

Minister of Culture and Communication : 1986–1988.

Electoral mandates

National Assembly of France

Member of the National Assembly of France for Var (department) : 1978–1986 (Became minister in 1986) / 1988–1993 (Became minister in 1993) / 1995–2001 (Resignation). Elected in 1978, reelected in 1981, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1997.

Regional Council

Regional councillor of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur : 1998–2004.

General Council

General councillor of Var (department) : 1979–1988 (Resignation). Reelected in 1985.

Municipal Council

Mayor of Fréjus : 1977–1997 (Resignation). Reelected in 1983, 1989, 1995.

Municipal councillor of Fréjus : 1977–1997 (Resignation). Reelected in 1983, 1989, 1995.

Political functions

President of the Union for French Democracy : 1996–1998.

President of the Republican Party (France) : 1982–1990 / 1995–1997.

References

  1. ^ "Young Leaders". French-American Foundation. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. ^ Assemblée nationale website
  3. ^ Video on Ina.fr
  4. ^ Assemblée nationale website
  5. ^ ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE, COMMISSION DES AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES, COMPTE RENDU N° 8
  6. ^ [1]

See also

Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Defence
1993–1995 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by President of the Union for French Democracy
1996–1998 		Succeeded by
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