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In 1946, in the Nièvre elected National Assembly, served as Minister for Veterans, Overseas Territories Minister, State Minister, Minister of the Interior, the Minister of Justice.
In 1982, as unemployment increased, so cut back public spending liberal policies.
May 1995, term of office expires retire, but the following year on January 8 died due to prostate cancer. In recent years, has information that he was elected president in 1981 has been suffering from cancer, half the time in office to exercise his presidential powers to the difficulties.