André Bettencourt
André Bettencourt | |
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André Bettencourt in 1967 | |
| French Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 15 March 1973 – 2 April 1973 | |
| President | Georges Pompidou |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Messmer |
| Preceded by | Maurice Schumann |
| Succeeded by | Michel Jobert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1919 Saint-Maurice-d'Ételan, France |
| Died | 19 November 2007 (aged 88) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Françoise Bettencourt Meyers |
| Occupation | Journalist, businessman |
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André Bettencourt (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁe bɛtɑ̃kuʁ]; 21 April 1919 – 19 November 2007) was a French politician. He had been a member of La Cagoule, a violent French fascist-leaning and anti-communist group, before and into the Second World War; he then joined the anti-German Resistance late in the war. His earlier affiliation was not known when he later served as a cabinet minister under presidents Pierre Mendès France and Charles de Gaulle, and was awarded for his bravery in the Resistance against the Nazis.