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Antoine Pinay

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Antoine Pinay
Prime Minister of France
In office
8 March 1952 – 8 January 1953
Preceded byEdgar Faure
Succeeded byRené Mayer
Personal details
Born30 December 1891
Died13 December 1994(1994-12-13) (aged 102)
Political partyCNIP

Antoine Pinay (French pronunciation: ​[ɑ̃twan piˈnɛ]; 30 December 1891 – 13 December 1994) was a French conservative politician. He served as Prime Minister of France from March 1952 through March 1953.[1]

He was also Minister of Public Works, Transport, Tourism, Finance, Economic and Foreign Affairs.

He died in Saint-Chamond, Loire, at the age of 102. He is the third longest-lived national head of government or head of state in history, behind Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum and Celâl Bayar.

References

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  1. TIME Magazine Archived 2013-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, 19 Feb. 1973.