Michel Debré

@149th Prime Minister of France, Birthday and Life

Michel Jean-Pierre Debre was a French political leader who became the first Prime Minister of the French Fifth Republic

Jan 15, 1912

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: January 15, 1912
  • Died on: August 2, 1996
  • Nationality: French
  • Famous: 149th Prime Minister of France, Leaders, Political Leaders, Prime Ministers
  • Known as: Michel Debre
  • Childrens: Bernard Debré, Jean-Louis Debré
  • Universities:
    • Lycée Louis-le-Grand
    • University of Paris

Michel Debré born at

Paris

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Birth Place

He got married to Anne-Marie Lemaresquier, the daughter of a famous architect, in 1936.

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Personal Life

He had four sons from the marriage - Vincent, Francois, and the twins Jean-Louis and Bernard.

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Personal Life

Michel Debre died on August 3, 1996 of Parkinson’s disease at his home in Montlouis-sur-Loire, 150 miles south of Paris.

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Personal Life

Michel Debre was born in Paris on January 15, 1912. His parents were physicians.

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Childhood & Early Life

Debre initially attended the ‘Lycee Montaigne’ and then studied in ‘Lycee Louis-le-Grand’ high school.

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He did his diploma in law from ‘Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques’.

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Childhood & Early Life

He got his PhD in law from the University of Paris.

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Childhood & Early Life

Michel Debre started his career by joining the University of Paris as a Professor of Law after completing his PhD. He joined the ‘School for Reserve Cavalry Officers’ at the same time.

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Career

He became a member of the ‘Conseil d’Etat’ in 1934 after passing the entrance examination at the age of twenty-two.

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In 1938 he joined the staff in the ‘Ministry of Economical Affairs’ under Paul Reynaud.

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Debre enlisted in the French Army as a cavalry officer when the Second World War broke out in 1939.

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He was captured by the Germans in June 1940 during the invasion of France but managed to escape in September 1940.

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Michel Debre published the book ‘The Death of the Republican State’ in 1947 criticizing the weaknesses of the Fourth Republic.

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Major Works

He also published his memoirs in three volumes during the period 1961 to 1969.

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Major Works