Gérard Longuet
Gérard Edmond Jacques Longuet (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁaʁ lɔ̃ɡɛ]; born 24 February 1946) is a French politician who served as Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from 2011 to 2012. A member of The Republicans (LR), he represented the Meuse department in the Senate from 2001 to 2011 and again from 2012 to 2023.
Gérard Longuet | |
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| Member of the French Senate for Meuse | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2011 | |
| Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs | |
| In office 27 February 2011 – 15 May 2012 | |
| President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Prime Minister | François Fillon |
| Preceded by | Alain Juppé |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Yves Le Drian |
| Minister of Industry, Posts and Telecommunications and External Trade | |
| In office 30 March 1993 – 14 October 1994 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Balladur |
| Preceded by | Dominique Strauss-Kahn |
| Succeeded by | José Rossi |
| President of the Regional Council of Lorraine | |
| In office 1992–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Marie Rausch |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Pierre Masseret |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gérard Edmond Jacques Longuet 24 February 1946 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Political party | Republican Party (before 1997) Liberal Democracy (1997–1998) Independent Republican and Liberal Pole (1998) Union for French Democracy (1998–2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) The Republicans (2015–present) |
| Education | Lycée Henri-IV |
| Alma mater | Panthéon-Assas University Sciences Po École nationale d'administration |
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