Alain Poher

Politician

1909 – 1996

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Who was Alain Poher?

Alain Émile Louis Marie Poher was a French centrist politician, affiliated first with the Popular Republican Movement and later with the Democratic Centre. He served as a Senator for Val-de-Marne from 1946 to 1995. He was President of the Senate from 3 October 1968 to 1 October 1992 and, in that capacity, served twice as the country's interim president. Candidate in the 1969 presidential election, he was defeated by Georges Pompidou in the second round.

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Born
Apr 17, 1909
Ablon-sur-Seine
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • France
Education
  • Lycée Louis-le-Grand
  • Mines ParisTech
Died
Dec 9, 1996
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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