Yves Guéna Explained

Yves Guéna
Office:President of the Constitutional Council
Term Start:1 March 2000
Term End:9 August 2004
Appointer:Jacques Chirac
Predecessor:Roland Dumas
Successor:Pierre Mazeaud
Office1:Member of the Constitutional Council
Term Start1:20 January 1997
Term End1:9 August 2004
President1:Roland Dumas
Himself
Predecessor1:Étienne Dailly
Successor1:Jacqueline de Guillenchmidt
Office2:Mayor of Périgueux
Term Start2:26 March 1971
Term End2:20 January 1997
Predecessor2:Lucien Barrière
Successor2:Xavier Darcos
Office3:Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
Term Start3:12 July 1968
Term End3:20 June 1969
Primeminister3:Maurice Couve de Murville
Predecessor3:André Bettencourt
Successor3:Robert Galley
Term Start4:6 April 1967
Term End4:31 May 1968
President4:Charles de Gaulle
Primeminister4:Georges Pompidou
Predecessor4:Jacques Marette
Successor4:André Bettencourt
Office5:Minister of Information
Term Start5:31 May 1968
Term End5:10 July 1968
President5:Charles de Gaulle
Primeminister5:Georges Pompidou
Predecessor5:Georges Gorse
Successor5:Joël Le Theule
Birth Name:Yves René Henri Guéna
Birth Date:6 July 1922
Birth Place:Brest, France
Death Place:16th arrondissement of Paris, France
Party:UDR
Alma Mater:ÉNA

Yves Guéna (in French pronounced as /iv ɡena/; 6 July 1922 – 3 March 2016) was a French politician. In 1940, he joined the Free French Forces in the United Kingdom. He received several decorations for his courage.

Political life

He belonged to various right-wing parties: Union pour la nouvelle République (1962–1968), the Union of Democrats for the Republic (1968–1978) and the Rally for the Republic (1978–1997).

He occupied several posts as minister. In 1968, he was Minister of Information.[1] He was a member of the Parliament between 1962 and 1981 and then again between 1986 and 1988. He was a senator between 1989 and 1997.

In 2000, Guéna was named president of the Constitutional Council of France. In 2004 he left to become president of the Arab World Institute until 2007.

Notes and References

  1. News: De Gaulle Bans Gatherings. 12 June 1968. St. Petersburg Independent. 12–A. 18 September 2020.