Louis Orvoën (9 December 1919 – 21 September 1994) was a French politician.
Louis Orvoën | |
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Member of the National Assembly for Finistère | |
In office 19 January 1956 – 30 May 1968 | |
Succeeded by | Jean-Claude Petit |
Personal details | |
Born | Moëlan-sur-Mer, France | 9 December 1919
Died | 21 September 1994 Moëlan-sur-Mer, France | (aged 74)
Political party | MRP |
Orvoën was a member of the National Assembly from 1946 to 1951. He returned to the legislative body in 1956, sat until 1968, and was later elected to Senate between 1971 and 1980.[1][2]
Orvoën became mayor of Moëlan-sur-Mer in 1959, one year after his election to the general council of the canton of Pont-Aven . In 1978, he succeeded André Colin, who died in office, as President of the General Council of Finistère.[3][4] Upon Orvoën's retirement in 1988, Charles Miossec replaced him.
References
edit- ^ "Louis Orvoën" (in French). National Assembly of France.
- ^ "ORVOEN Louis" (in French). Senate. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "M. ORVOËN EST ÉLU PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL GÉNÉRAL DU FINISTÈRE". Le Monde (in French). 28 November 1978. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "FINISTÈRE : une majorité sans inquiétude". Le Monde (in French). 10 March 1979. Retrieved 14 April 2020.