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François Gerard Marie Léotard (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa ʒeʁaʁ maʁi leɔtaʁ]; 26 March 1942 – 25 April 2023) was a French politician. Singer and actor Philippe Léotard was his brother.
A member of the Republican Party, the liberal-conservative component of the Union for French Democracy (UDF), he appeared in the foreground of the political scene in the 1980s. He led a new generation of right-wing politicians, the "renovationmen", who opposed the old right-wing leaders Jacques Chirac and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.
In 1981, he was selected to be one of the first Young Leaders of the French-American Foundation.[1] His political career started with being elected as the mayor of Fréjus in 1977. He served two terms as the deputy of Var.[2]
As culture minister from 1986 to 1988,[3] he sold the main public TV channel TF1.[4] He returned to the French cabinet as defense minister, from 1993 to 1995.[3][5] Supporting the candidacy of Edouard Balladur in the 1995 presidential election, he was dismissed after Chirac's election. Elected president of the UDF in 1996, he could not prevent the split of this confederation two years later with Alain Madelin's secession. This and the party's poor showing in the 1998 regional elections prompted his resignation. After a mission in Macedonia in 2001 as representative of the European Union,[6] he retired from politics. In 2003, he created together with other prominent European personalities the Medbridge Strategy Center, whose goal is to promote dialogue and mutual understanding between Europe and the Middle East.[7] He later authored several books.
Minister of state, minister of defence : 1993–1995.
Minister of Culture and Communication : 1986–1988.
Electoral mandates
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Var (department) : 1978–1986 (Became minister in 1986) / 1988–1993 (Became minister in 1993) / 1995–2001 (Resignation). Elected in 1978, reelected in 1981, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1997.
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French April 2023 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the French article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 5 563 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Francois Leotard see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated fr Francois Leotard to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Francois Gerard Marie Leotard French pronunciation fʁɑ swa ʒeʁaʁ maʁi leɔtaʁ 26 March 1942 25 April 2023 was a French politician Singer and actor Philippe Leotard was his brother Francois LeotardFrench Minister of DefenceIn office 30 March 1993 18 May 1995PresidentFrancois MitterrandPrime MinisterEdouard BalladurPreceded byPierre BeregovoySucceeded byCharles MillonFrench Minister of CultureIn office 1986 1988PresidentFrancois MitterrandPrime MinisterJacques ChiracPreceded byJack LangSucceeded byJack LangPersonal detailsBorn 1942 03 26 26 March 1942Cannes FranceDied25 April 2023 2023 04 25 aged 81 Alma materENAA member of the Republican Party the liberal conservative component of the Union for French Democracy UDF he appeared in the foreground of the political scene in the 1980s He led a new generation of right wing politicians the renovationmen who opposed the old right wing leaders Jacques Chirac and Valery Giscard d Estaing In 1981 he was selected to be one of the first Young Leaders of the French American Foundation 1 His political career started with being elected as the mayor of Frejus in 1977 He served two terms as the deputy of Var 2 As culture minister from 1986 to 1988 3 he sold the main public TV channel TF1 4 He returned to the French cabinet as defense minister from 1993 to 1995 3 5 Supporting the candidacy of Edouard Balladur in the 1995 presidential election he was dismissed after Chirac s election Elected president of the UDF in 1996 he could not prevent the split of this confederation two years later with Alain Madelin s secession This and the party s poor showing in the 1998 regional elections prompted his resignation After a mission in Macedonia in 2001 as representative of the European Union 6 he retired from politics In 2003 he created together with other prominent European personalities the Medbridge Strategy Center whose goal is to promote dialogue and mutual understanding between Europe and the Middle East 7 He later authored several books Leotard died on 25 April 2023 at age 81 8 Contents 1 Political career 2 Books 3 References 4 See alsoPolitical career EditGovernmental functionsMinister of state minister of defence 1993 1995 Minister of Culture and Communication 1986 1988 Electoral mandatesNational Assembly of FranceMember of the National Assembly of France for Var department 1978 1986 Became minister in 1986 1988 1993 Became minister in 1993 1995 2001 Resignation Elected in 1978 reelected in 1981 1986 1988 1993 1995 1997 Regional CouncilRegional councillor of Provence Alpes Cote d Azur 1998 2004 General CouncilGeneral councillor of Var department 1979 1988 Resignation Reelected in 1985 Municipal CouncilMayor of Frejus 1977 1997 Resignation Reelected in 1983 1989 1995 Municipal councillor of Frejus 1977 1997 Resignation Reelected in 1983 1989 1995 Political functionsPresident of the Union for French Democracy 1996 1998 President of the Republican Party France 1982 1990 1995 1997 Books EditLeotard wrote also several books including non fiction and a couple of novels 9 Ma liberte My freedom published by Plon 1995 Pour l honneur For honor published by B Grasset 1997 La Couleur des femmes The colour of women published by Grasset amp Fasquelle 2002 10 A mon frere qui n est pas mort For my brother who is not dead published by Grasset amp Fasquelle 2003 11 La vie melancolique des meduses The melancholic life of Jellyfish published by Grasset amp Fasquelle 2005 12 Ca va mal finir It s going to end badly published by Grasset amp Fasquelle 2008 13 References Edit Young Leaders French American Foundation Retrieved 26 October 2015 Francois Leotard au nom du frere Gala in French Retrieved 9 November 2017 a b Assemblee nationale website Retrieved 26 April 2023 Video on Ina fr Retrieved 26 April 2023 Former general Michel Aoun elected president of Lebanon The Irish Times Retrieved 9 November 2017 Comptes rendus de la commission des affaires etrangeres Mardi 23 octobre 2001 Seance de 16 heures 15 assemblee nationale fr in French Retrieved 26 April 2023 Founders Med Bridge Archived from the original on 11 March 2005 Retrieved 26 April 2023 Noblecourt Michel 25 April 2023 Francois Leotard ancien ministre et enfant terrible de la droite est mort Le Monde Retrieved 25 April 2023 Best Selling Leotard Francois Books alibris com Retrieved 9 November 2017 La Couleur Des Femmes goodreads com Retrieved 9 November 2017 A mon frere qui n est pas mort goodreads com Retrieved 9 November 2017 Leotard Francois 6 April 2005 La vie melancolique des meduses Paris Grasset amp Fasquelle ISBN 9782246666615 Ca va mal finir goodreads com Retrieved 9 November 2017 See also Editwww medbridge orgPolitical officesPreceded byPierre Beregovoy Minister of Defence1993 1995 Succeeded byCharles MillonParty political officesPreceded byValery Giscard d Estaing President of the Union for French Democracy1996 1998 Succeeded byFrancois Bayrou Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francois Leotard amp oldid 1152257234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
