Henri Bonneaud | |
Office: | President of the General Council |
Term Start: | 1947 |
Term End: | 1952 |
Predecessor: | Pierre Bergès |
Successor: | Pierre Bergès |
Office2: | Member of the General Council |
Term Start2: | 1945 |
Term End2: | 1957 |
Party: | Union Party |
Birth Date: | 1907 |
Death Date: | 2 March 1957 (aged 49) |
Death Place: | Paris, France |
Henri Bonneaud (1907 – 2 March 1957) was a New Caledonian businessman and politician.
An established businessman, Bonneaud served as director of Établissements Ballande,[1] and was vice-president of the Nouméa Chamber of Commerce.[2]
After World War II Bonneaud entered politics. He was elected to the General Council for the Union Party (also known as the Ballande Party) in the 1945 elections.[3] He soon became leader of the party, and on 15 November 1947 he became President of the General Council, a role he held until 1952.[4]
He died on 2 March 1957 whilst on a visit to Paris to protest against the Loi-cadre,[5] which would have given equal voting rights to Kanaks.