Born in 1911 from a family of scholars, Georges Pompidou pursued brilliant studies at the École Normale Supérieure. He received first in the aggregation of letters and also graduated from the Free School of Political Science (future Sciences Po). Mobilized during the Second World War, professor in preparatory classes at the Lycée Henri IV in Paris, he then became master of requests at the Council of State, then director of the Rothschild bank.
After the referendum of the Evian Accords in 1962, he was appointed Prime Minister by Charles de Gaulle to succeed Michel Debré. He was elected, in 1969, President of the French Republic.
The Chaban-Delmas government (1969-1972) set up the "new society", launched the construction of a contemporary art center (future Pompidou centre), and created the SMIC in 1970. Pierre Messmer's government was marked by the oil shock of 1973, the exit of France from the monetary snake and the meeting with President Nixon in May 1973. Died in 1974 before the end of his mandate, it was the President of the Senate Alain Poher who was to act as interim .
1911 - 1974
Status
Politician