Gilbert de Chambrun | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 2, 1909 Paris, France |
| Died |
December 22, 2009 (aged 100) Marvejols, Lozère, France |
| Denomination | Christianity (Calvinism) |
| Parents | Pierre de Chambrun |
| Spouse | Jacqueline de Chambrun |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Education | Lycée Janson de Sailly |
Count Gilbert de Chambrun (1909–2009) was a French politician. He was a member of the French Resistance and he served in the National Assembly.
Early life[]
Gilbert de Chambrun was born on November 2, 1909 in Paris, France.[1][2] His father, Pierre de Chambrun, was a politician.[1] He was a descendant of Agrippa d'Aubigné and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, and he was raised as a Calvinist.[2]
De Chambrun was educated at the Lycée Janson de Sailly.[1] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Laws from the University of Paris, and he received another degree from Sciences Po.[1]
Career[]
Chambrun joined the French Foreign Service in 1934, serving at the French embassy in Rome until 1938.[1] During World War II, he served in the French Army from 1939 to 1941.[1] He joined Combat, a group within the French resistance in 1942, and he served as a leader until 1944.[1][2] At the end of the war, he returned to the French Army, where he served under General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny.[2]
De Chambrun served as a member of the National Assembly from 1945 to 1955, representing Lozère.[1] He was opposed to the First Indochina War as well as the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Defence Community, and NATO.[2] He was the vice president of the Mouvement pour la paix, a non-profit organization which promoted nuclear disarmament.[2]
De Chambrun resumed his position in the Foreign Service in 1956.[2] Meanwhile, he also served as the mayor of Marvejols from 1953 to 1965, and again from 1971 to 1983.[2] He was a Commander of the Legion of Honour and the National Order of Merit.[1] He was a recipient of the Croix de guerre and the Resistance Medal for his World War II service.[1]
De Chambrun published his memoir as well as a novel and several plays.[2]
Personal life and death[]
De Chambrun married Jacqueline Retourné, a paediatrician whom he met in the Maquis du Mont Mouchet.[3] They had four children.[3] He died on December 22, 2009 in Marvejols, Lozère, France.[1] He was 100 years old.[2]
Works[]
- de Chambrun, Gilbert (1982). Journal d'un militaire d'occasion. Avignon: Editions Aubanel. ISBN 9782700600988. OCLC 10184752.
- de Chambrun, Gilbert (1991). Le retour de la bête. Etrépilly: Editions Bartillat. ISBN 9782905563453. OCLC 28068929.
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "Gilbert, Pierre, Charles, Emmanuel Pineton de Chambrun". http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/sycomore/fiche/(num_dept)/1622. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 Wieder, Thomas (December 31, 2009). "Gilbert de Chambrun". Le Monde. http://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2009/12/31/gilbert-de-chambrun_1286320_3382.html. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mort de Jacqueline de Chambrun, résistante et défenseure des droits des femmes". Le Progres. September 25, 2013. http://www.leprogres.fr/haute-loire/2013/09/25/mort-de-jacqueline-de-chambrun-resistante-et-defenseure-des-droits-des-femmes. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
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