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Alain Poher (1909–1996) was a French politician and statesperson who served as President of the French Republic, President of the Senate of France, and President of the European Parliament. Born in Ablon-sur-Seine and educated at institutions including Sciences Po and Mines ParisTech, he was a member of several political parties, such as the Popular Republican Movement and the Union for French Democracy. He participated in World War II and received honors including the Knight of the Legion of Honour, the Croix de guerre 1939–1945, the Resistance Medal, and the Robert Schuman Medal.
Poher worked in Strasbourg, Brussels, and Paris, where he also died. He was a candidate in the 1969 French presidential election. His published works include *Trois fois président*, *Le Sénat de la République*, and *Eduardo Frei*. He is recognized in the French Presidents collection.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1909
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Rapport a l'Assemblée consultative du Conseil de l'europe sur l'activité de l'Assemblée commune du 10 septembre 1952 au 30 juin 1954
- Rapport à l'assemblée consultative du Conseil de l'Europe sur l'activité de l'Assemblée commune du 10 septembre 1952 au 30 juin 1954
- Eduardo Frei
- Palais du Luxembourg remise au peintre Benn de la Légion d'honneur
- Le Sénat de la République
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Classification of Surgical Complications
· 2004 · cited 28,247x
- Mixed effects models and extensions in ecology with R
· 2009 · cited 12,787x
- Surface plasmon subwavelength optics
· 2003 · cited 10,522x
- Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,664x
- The Effect of Spironolactone on Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Severe Heart Failure
· 1999 · cited 7,593x
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Pierre Messmer
- Preceded by
- Georges Pompidou
- Succeeded by
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
- Constituency
- Seine-et-Oise (1952–1968), Val-de-Marne (1968–1995)
- Born
- Alain Émile Louis Marie Poher , ( 1909-04-17 ) 17 April 1909, Ablon-sur-Seine , France
- Died
- 9 December 1996 (1996-12-09) (aged 87), 16th arrondissement of Paris , France
- Party
- Popular Republican Movement (1946–1966) , Democratic Centre (1966–1976) , Centre of Social Democrats (1976–1995) , Democratic Force (1995–1996)
- Other political affiliations
- Union for French Democracy (1978–1996)
- Spouse
- Henriette Tugler
- Alma mater
- Mines ParisTech , Sciences Po
- Occupation
- Engineer , civil servant
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alain
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Ablon-sur-Seine
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- statesperson
- Educated at
- Sciences Po
- Political party
- Centre of Social Democrats
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Field of work
- upper house
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Poher 1980s (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- date of birth
- 1909-04-17
- date of death
- 1996-12-09
- Commons category
- Alain Poher
- different from
- Alain Bauer
- candidacy in election
- 1969 French presidential election
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Encyclopedic overview
Alain Émile Louis Marie Poher ( French: [alɛ̃ pɔɛʁ]; 17 April 1909 – 9 December 1996) was a French politician who served as President of the Senate from 1968 to 1992. In this capacity, he was twice briefly acting President of France, in 1969 and 1974 following the resignation of Charles de Gaulle and the death of Georges Pompidou, respectively. Poher was affiliated with the Popular Republican Movement (MRP) until 1966 and later with the Democratic Centre (CD) and Centre of Social Democrats (CSD), which he joined in 1976.
A native of Ablon-sur-Seine south of Paris, Poher was a longtime member of the Senate (1946–1948; 1952–1995), where he sat first for Seine-et-Oise until 1968 and then Val-de-Marne. He also served as President of the European Parliament from 1966 to 1969. As the longest-serving President of the Senate and the sole unelected President of France under the Fifth Republic, Poher remained an influential figure in 20th-century French politics. He ran in the 1969 presidential election but was defeated by Pompidou in the second round.
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