Robert Galley was a French politician and member of the Free French Forces during World War II, for which he received the Ordre de la Liberation.
10 Facts About Robert Galley
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Robert Galley joined the Free French Forces and was sent to North Africa, including the Battle of El Alamein.
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Robert Galley was next stationed within General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque's 2nd Armored Division, through which he participated in the Liberation of Paris and the Western Allied invasion of Germany.
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Robert Galley later married General Leclerc de Hauteclocque's daughter, Jeanne Leclerc de Hauteclocque, following the end of World War II.
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Robert Galley worked and held various positions in areas of petroleum, nuclear energy, and informatics.
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Robert Galley was the Deputy Information Officer to the French Prime Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of INRIA in 1967.
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Robert Galley served as a government minister for fourteen consecutive years within the administrations of three French Presidents - Charles de Gaulle, Georges Pompidou and Valery Giscard d'Estaing.
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Robert Galley held the portfolios of Minister of Infrastructure, Minister of Housing, Minister of Research and Space, Minister of Telecommunications, Minister of Transportation, Minister of Defence from 1973 to 1974, and Minister of Cooperation from 1976 to 1980.
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Robert Galley served as Mayor of Troyes from 1972 to 1995.
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Robert Galley died in Troyes, France, on June 8,2012, at the age of 91.