Maurice Faure

Maurice Faure (2 January 1922 – 6 March 2014) was a member of the French Resistance and a minister in several French governments.[1][2] He was born in Azerat, Dordogne.

Not to be confused with Maurice Fauré.
For the French Olympic wrestler, see Maurice Faure (wrestler).

Maurice Faure
Maurice Faure at the European demonstration in Den Haag, 1963
French Minister of Justice
In office
22 May 1981 – 23 June 1981
PresidentFrançois Mitterrand
Prime MinisterPierre Mauroy
Preceded byAlain Peyrefitte
Succeeded byRobert Badinter
Personal details
Born(1922-01-02)2 January 1922
Azerat, France
Died6 March 2014(2014-03-06) (aged 92)
Cahors, France
NationalityFrench

He was a deputy in the French parliament from 1951 to 1983 and a Senator from 1983 to 1988, representing Lot and served 25 years as Mayor of Cahors.[1] Faure was appointed to the Constitutional Council of France by President François Mitterrand.[1]

As secretary to the French foreign minister, he co-signed the Treaty of Rome for France in 1957, thus helping to create the European Union.[3][4][5]

In 1957, Faure was awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria.[6]

Faure died in March 2014 at the age of 92 in Cahors, Lot.

References
  1. "Mort de l'ancien ministre Maurice Faure, à 92 ans" (in French). Le Monde. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. "Maurice Faure est mort" (in French). L'Express. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  3. Parker, George (23 March 2007). "How Paris became estranged from EU's creation". Financial Times.
  4. "Nobel Committee Gives Peace Prize to European Union". The New York Times. 12 October 2012.
  5. "Maurice Faure se réjouit du prix Nobel". Le Figaro. 12 October 2012.
  6. "Reply to a parliamentary question" (PDF) (in German). p. 38. Retrieved 12 October 2012.


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