- Maurice Faure
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Maurice Faure (born 2 January 1922) at Azerat, Dordogne is a former member of the French Resistance and a former minister in several French governments.
He was a deputy in the French parliament from 1951 to 1983 and a Senator from 1983 to 1988, representing Lot and served for many years as Mayor of Cahors. Faure was appointed to the Constitutional Council of France by President Francois Mitterrand.
As secretary to French foreign minister, he co-signed the Treaty of Rome for France in 1957, thus helping to create the European Union.[1]
References
- ^ George Parker (23 March 2007). "How Paris became estranged from EU's creation". Financial Times. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/acb1cae2-d8e3-11db-a759-000b5df10621.html.
Categories:- 1922 births
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