François Missoffe

François Missoffe ( born October 13, 1919 in Toulon, † August 28, 2003 in Rouen ) was a French politician.

He was from August 1961 to December 1962 Secretary of State for the domestic economy in the first government of Michel Debré and the first government of Georges Pompidou. In Pompidou's second government, he was the first (and only ) Minister for the repatriation of the displaced after the French war in Algeria. After the goal, a million Frenchmen return to their home country, was reached on 23 July 1964, the Ministry was dissolved. Then was Missoffe French Ambassador to Japan.

In the third and fourth government of Georges Pompidou ( January 8, 1966 to May 31, 1968) was Missoffe Youth and Sports Minister and in this function responsible among others for the coordination of preparatory work in view of the Olympic Winter Games in Grenoble in 1968. At the inauguration of a swimming pool on January 8, 1968 in Nanterre, he was publicly criticized by Daniel Cohn- Bendit. This event is regarded as one of the triggers of the May riots.

Missoffe acted as Member of the National Assembly of the 17th arrondissement of Paris, 1958-1963 1968 and until 1974. Held this seat later his wife Hélène Missoffe (born Mitry ), then his daughter Françoise de Panafieu. Missoffe was also the brother in law of Jean François- Poncet.

• Minister (France)
• Frenchman
• Born in 1919
• Died in 2003
• Man