Alain Peyrefitte

Alain Peyrefitte , born the August 26th 1925 with Najac in the Aveyron and dead the November 27th 1999 with Paris, was a Politician French.

Biography

Born parents teachers, Alain Peyrefitte prénommait Roger initially. He changes first name during his studies to avoid confusion with his homonym Roger Peyrefitte, writer at the time very discussed. The two men were probably cousins moved away, but this cousinage was however never established with certainty.

Alain Peyrefitte carries out initially his studies with the National university and the National school of administration, before carrying out a long career of senior official. Initially attached, then in charge of research to CNRS, it becomes Diplomate, in particular in federal Germany, then in Poland.

He is elected appointed of Seine-et-Marne in 1958. He is continuously re-elected thereafter, until in 1981, where he is beaten by the Fromion Socialist, in the tread of the victory of François Mitterrand with the presidential election. But the election of Fromion is invalidated, and Peyrefitte finds its seat as of January 1982, with the one partial legislation favor. It will preserve this seat until in 1995. This year there, Alain Peyrefitte indeed gives up his seat of deputy to become Senator de Seine-et-Marne, posts that it will occupy until his death.

Alain Peyrefitte will be also general adviser of the Bray-on-Seine of 1964 with 1988, first vice-president of the General advice of Seine-et-Marne of 1982 with 1988, and Mayor of Provins during 32 years, of 1965 until March 1997.

In April 1962, it is named Secretary of State to information by the de Gaulle general, then, in September of the same year, Minister for the repatriates. He will be then Minister for the Information of December 1962 at January 1966, then Minister for Research in 1966-1697, before becoming, in 1967 Minister for state education. But it is constrained with the resignation, at the time of the events of May 68.

Alain Peyrefitte will return to the government only in 1973. He had, meanwhile, the occasion to make several voyages in China as a member of Parliament. Of this voyage, it will bring back one of its more famous works: When China wakes up… the world will tremble , in which he predicts the next economic development and policy of the China and tries to determine the consequences of them.

Parrallèlement, it occupies, of 1968 with 1972, the president's function of the Commission of the cultural and social Affairs of the National Assembly. Of 1972 with 1973, he is general secretary of the movement gaullist, the U.D.R.

Alain Peyrefitte was also operations manager of reflection on societies' problems: the participation (1968-1969); drug (1969-1970); decentralization (1973-1974); violence, criminality and the delinquency (1976-1977).

In March 1973, he becomes Minister for the Administrative reforms and the Plan, then, in 1974, Minister for the cultural Affairs and the Environment.

In March 1977, it becomes Minister of Justice, Minister for Justice, and the remainder until May 1981. Its passage to the ministry for Justice was very noticed, but also very criticized, since it made vote several laws intended to fight firmly against the delinquency, in particular the law " Safety and Liberté" and the law " Anticasseurs" , judged laws " liberticides" by the left opposition at the time, and which will be repealed besides by the left returned to the capacity in 1981.

Peyrefitte Writer

Parallel to his political career, Alain Peyrefitte was characterized by an abundant bibliography. Its first test, " The Myth of Pénélope" , in 1949, was crowned by the French Academy. In addition to the When China wakes up… the world will tremble , one can also quote " The Evil français" , appeared in 1976, which was an important best-seller.

Its literary work was worth to him in particular to be elected member of the French Academy on February 10th 1977, with the armchair of Paul Morand.

More recently, in 1995, Alain Peyrefitte published a test entitled " The Company of confiance" , on the causes of the development and the underdevelopment in the world. Many examples with the support, it advances the idea according to which the independent factors of the development and the underdevelopment are not to seek in certain material causes classically advanced such as the climate or the natural resources, but in what it calls the " third factor immatériel" , i.e. culture, mentalities. More precisely, the spring of the development would reside in the constitution of a company of confidence, confidence which the State grants on the initiative individual, and especially confidence which the individuals grant to the State, are recognized between them and are done with themselves. It would be in particular this " éthos of confiance" who, by hustling traditional taboos and by supporting the innovation, mobility, the competition, the rational and responsible initiative, would have allowed the development of Western Europe these last centuries.

Throughout his political career, Alain Peyrefitte was a close relation of the general De Gaulle. He publishes " thus; It was of Gaulle" , collection of matter of the de Gaulle general appeared in three volumes, the first in 1994 and the posthumous last of manner, in 2000.

Alain Peyrefitte also collaborated in several newspapers and reviews, of which the Figaro.

Political loads

Mandate of Deputy

appointed (UNR, UDR then RPR) of Seine-et-Marne in all the legislatures of Ve République (1958, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1978, January 1982, 1986, 1988, 1993).

Mandate of senator

In September 1995 has 1999, it is elected senator de Seine-et-Marne.

Mandate Buildings

general adviser of the Bray-on-Seine of 1964 with 1988 (first vice-president of the General advice, of 1982 with 1988,
mayor of Layered branches of 1965 has 1997
where there remains president of the majority municipal group.

Political office

general secretary of the movement gaullist, U.D.R.

Governmental functions

Secretary of State near the Prime Minister, in charge of the Information of the Government Georges Pompidou (1) (from April 14th to September 11th, 1962)
Deputy secretary near the Prime Minister, charged with the Repatriates of the government Georges Pompidou (1) (from September 11th to November 28th, 1962)
Minister for the Information of the Government Georges Pompidou (2) (from December 6th, 1962 to January 8th, 1966)
Minister of state, in charge with the Scientific research and the atomic and space Questions of the Government Georges Pompidou (3) (from January 8th, 1966 to April 6th, 1967)
Minister for the State education of the Government Georges Pompidou (4) (from April 6th, 1967 to May 28th, 1968)
Minister in charge for the Administrative reforms of the Government Pierre Messmer (2) (from April 5th, 1973 to February 27th, 1974)
Minister for the cultural Affairs and Environment of the Government Pierre Messmer (3) (from March 1st to May 28th, 1974)
Minister of Justice, Minister for the Justice of the Government Raymond Barre (2) (from March 30th, 1977 to April 5th, 1978)
Minister of Justice, Minister for the Justice of the Government Raymond Barre (3) (from April 5th, 1978 to May 22nd, 1981)

Works

1946 : Street of Ulm, chronicles of the life normalienne
1947: the feeling of confidence , test
1948: ruffled reeds , Romance
1949: the myth of Pénélope , test
1961: should Algeria be divided? , test
1973: When China wakes up… the world will tremble , test
1976: French evil , test
1981: horses of the lake Ladoga - justice enters the extremes , test
1983: When the pink fades , test
1985: Still an effort, Mr. President , test
1989: motionless empire or the shock of the worlds , historical account
1990: the Chinese tragedy , test
1995: the company of confidence
1997: China woke up .
1994 - 2000: It was de Gaulle , memories

External bonds

Biographical note of the French Academy
Speech of reception to the French Academy
Radioscopy of Alain Peyrefitte Ina Files Tele
Genealogy

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