François Roussely Explained

François Roussely
Birth Date:1945 1, df=y
Birth Place:Belvès, Dordogne, France
Death Place:Égly, Essonne, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Government official
Magistrate
Education:École nationale d'administration
Party:Socialist Party
Office:Secretary-General for the Administration of the Ministry of Armed Forces
Term Start:10 July 1991
Term End:14 January 1997
President:François Mitterrand
Jacques Chirac
Predecessor:Yannick Moreau
Office2:Chief Executive Officer of the Direction générale de la Police nationale
Term Start2:31 May 1989
Term End2:10 July 1991
Predecessor2:Ivan Barbot

François Roussely (9 January 1945 – 11 January 2023) was a French government official and magistrate.[1]

Biography

After his studies at the École nationale d'administration, Roussely became an auditor in 1978 and subsequently became a referendum advisor at the Cour des Comptes in 1982 in the cabinet of Minister of the Interior Gaston Defferre. He held various positions in Defferre's successor, Pierre Joxe's cabinet as well, including his service as Chief Executive Officer of the from 1989 to 1991 and as Secretary-General for the Administration of the Ministry of Armed Forces from 1991 to 1997.[2] Additionally, he served on the nuclear energy committee of the French Atomic Energy Commission from 1991 to 1997 and was director of the civil and military cabinet of Defense Minister Alain Richard from 1997 to 1998.

From 1998 to 2004, Roussely was president of Électricité de France and was later CEO of Credit Suisse in France until 2009. He also served as Vice-President of Credit Suisse in Europe.[3]

Roussely died on 11 January 2023, at the age of 78.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 12 January 2023. François Roussely, ancien président d'EDF, est mort. French. Le Monde. 12 January 2023.
  2. Web site: François Roussely. Munzinger Archiv. German.
  3. Web site: François Roussely. Who's Who in France. French.
  4. News: Stiel. Nicolas. 11 January 2023. Pourquoi le nouveau PDG d'EDF Luc Rémont peut s'inspirer de François Roussely. French. Challenges. 12 January 2023.