Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
| Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | |
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| President of France | |
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In office 27 May 1974 – 21 May 1981 |
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| Prime Minister |
Jacques Chirac Raymond Barre |
| Preceded by | Alain Poher (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | François Mitterrand |
| Co-Prince of Andorra | |
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In office 27 May 1974 – 21 May 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Alain Poher (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | François Mitterrand |
| President of Union for French Democracy | |
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In office 30 June 1988 – 31 March 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Jean Lecanuet |
| Succeeded by | François Léotard |
| President of the Regional Council of Auvergne | |
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In office 21 March 1986 – 2 April 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Maurice Pourchon |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Joël Bonté |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 20 June 1969 – 27 May 1974 |
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| Prime Minister |
Jacques Chaban-Delmas Pierre Messmer |
| Preceded by | François-Xavier Ortoli |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Pierre Fourcade |
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In office 18 January 1962 – 8 January 1966 |
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| Prime Minister |
Michel Debré Georges Pompidou |
| Preceded by | Wilfrid Baumgartner |
| Succeeded by | Michel Debré |
| Mayor of Chamalières | |
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In office 15 September 1967 – 19 May 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Pierre Chatrousse |
| Succeeded by | Claude Wolff |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing 2 February 1926 Koblenz, Germany |
| Political party |
National Centre of Independents and Peasants (Before 1962) Independent Republicans (1962–1977) Republican Party (1977–1995) Popular Party for French Democracy (1995–1997) Liberal Democracy (1997–1998) Union for French Democracy (1998–2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2004) |
| Other political affiliations |
Union for French Democracy (1978–2002) |
| Spouse(s) | Anne-Aymone Sauvage de Brantes (m. 1952) |
| Children | Valérie-Anne Henri Louis Jacinte |
| Alma mater |
École Polytechnique École nationale d'administration |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing (/ˈvæləri ˈmɛəri ˈrɛneɪ ˈdʒɔərdʒ ˈdʒɪskɑːrd ˈdɛsteɪn/; French pronunciation: [valeʁi maʁi ʁəne ʒɔʁʒ ʒiskaʁ destɛ̃]; born 2 February 1926), also known as Giscard or VGE, is a French centrist politician who served as President of the French Republic from 1974 until 1981 and who is now a member of the Constitutional Council of France. At age 91, Giscard is currently the oldest living former French president.
His tenure as President was marked by a more liberal attitude on social issues – such as divorce, homosexuality, contraception, and abortion – and attempts to modernize the country and the office of the presidency, notably launching such far-reaching infrastructure projects as the high-speed TGV train and the turn towards reliance on nuclear power as France's main energy source.
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