Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury

Maurice Bourgès - Maunoury ( born August 19, 1914 in Luisant, Eure- et- Loir, † February 10, 1993 in Paris) was a French politician of the Liberal Radical Party.

Biography

Maurice Bourgès - Maunoury studied at the École polytechnique.

He was a member of the Resistance, where he was close to Jacques Chaban -Delmas and Félix Gaillard. He was injured on September 2, 1944 and awarded by Charles de Gaulle. In 1945 he was a representative of the Provisional Government in Bordeaux.

He joins the Radical Party, whose right wing he counts.

From 1946 to 1958 represents the the department of Haute- Garonne in the National Assembly. During this time he is repeatedly Minister and 1957 for a short time Prime Minister. 1973 fails in his attempt to return as a deputy in the National Assembly.

Policy

Important political posts

Before and after his tenure as Prime Minister (. June 13 1957-30 September 1957 ) Maurice Bourgès - Maunoury held the following ministerial posts:

• Minister of Public Works, Transport and Tourism in the government of Henri Queuille ( from 2 July to 12 July 1950)
• Deputy Minister of Defence of the Government René Pleven ( August 11, 1951 to January 20, 1952 )
• Minister of Armaments of the government Edgar Faure ( from January 20 to March 8, 1952 )
• Finance Ministers of the Government René Mayer ( from 8 January to 28 June 1953)
• Trade and Industry Minister Pierre Mendès France the government ( from 19 June to 3 September 1954)
• Defense Minister Pierre Mendès France the government ( from January 20 to February 23, 1955 ) and the Government Guy Mollet ( February 1, 1956 to June 13, 1957 )
• Minister of the Interior of the Government Edgar Faure ( from February 23 to December 1, 1955 ) and the Government Félix Gaillard ( from November 6, 1957 to May 14, 1958)

Defence Policy

Maurice Bourgès - Maunoury was a supporter of a military solution of the Algerian war and opposes during the Suez Crisis of Evacuation of Port Said.

Cooperation with Israel

1954 Maurice Bourgès - Maunoury agreed as interior minister with Shimon Peres ( then director general of the Israeli Ministry of Defense ), a collaboration of the intelligence agencies of France and Israel, which is particularly directed against the common enemies of Egypt.

As Defense Minister Maurice Bourgès - Maunoury responsible for close cooperation in the defense sector, including the construction of the reactor of Dimona and the equipment of the Israeli Air Force by the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault.

Europe

In response to the failure of the Treaty on European Defence Community occurs Maurice Bourgès - Maunoury back in 1954 as a trade and industry minister.

During the reign of Maurice Bourgès - Maunourys France ratifies the Treaty of Rome.

Domestic Policy

Maurice Bourgès - Maunoury was an opponent of the return of de Gaulle to power, and he campaigned for the rejection of the Constitution of the Fifth Republic.

Appreciation

In Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood in Jerusalem it a street was named in honor.