Yves Guéna (French pronunciation: [iv ɡena]; 6 July 1922 – 3 March 2016) was a French politician. In 1940, he joined the Free French Forces in the United Kingdom. He received several decorations for his courage.

Yves Guéna
President of the Constitutional Council
In office
1 March 2000 – 9 August 2004
Appointed byJacques Chirac
Preceded byRoland Dumas
Succeeded byPierre Mazeaud
Member of the Constitutional Council
In office
20 January 1997 – 9 August 2004
Appointed byRené Monory (President of the Senate)
PresidentRoland Dumas
Himself
Preceded byÉtienne Dailly
Succeeded byJacqueline de Guillenchmidt
Mayor of Périgueux
In office
26 March 1971 – 20 January 1997
Preceded byLucien Barrière
Succeeded byXavier Darcos
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
In office
12 July 1968 – 20 June 1969
PresidentCharles de Gaulle
Alain Poher (acting)
Prime MinisterMaurice Couve de Murville
Preceded byAndré Bettencourt
Succeeded byRobert Galley
In office
6 April 1967 – 31 May 1968
PresidentCharles de Gaulle
Prime MinisterGeorges Pompidou
Preceded byJacques Marette
Succeeded byAndré Bettencourt
Minister of Information
In office
31 May 1968 – 10 July 1968
PresidentCharles de Gaulle
Prime MinisterGeorges Pompidou
Preceded byGeorges Gorse
Succeeded byJoël Le Theule
Personal details
Born
Yves René Henri Guéna

(1922-07-06)6 July 1922
Brest, France
Died3 March 2016(2016-03-03) (aged 93)
16th arrondissement of Paris, France
Political partyUDR
Alma materÉNA

Political life

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He belonged to various right-wing parties: Union pour la nouvelle République (1962–1968), the Union of Democrats for the Republic (1968–1978) and the Rally for the Republic (1978–1997).

He occupied several posts as minister. In 1968, he was Minister of Information.[1] He was a member of the Parliament between 1962 and 1981 and then again between 1986 and 1988. He was a senator between 1989 and 1997.

In 2000, Guéna was named president of the Constitutional Council of France. In 2004 he left to become president of the Arab World Institute until 2007.

References

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  1. ^ "De Gaulle Bans Gatherings". St. Petersburg Independent. 12 June 1968. pp. 12–A. Retrieved 18 September 2020.