1. Roger Duchet was Minister of PTT from 1951 to 1953, and Minister of Reconstruction from 1955 to 1956.
19 Facts About Roger Duchet
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Roger Duchet was born on 4 July 1904 in Lyon, Rhone.
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Roger Duchet attended the Veterinary School of Lyon, and graduated in 1928.
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Roger Duchet set up in practice as a vetinerarian in Beaune in 1928, where he married Simone Serre.
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Roger Duchet chaired the Radical Socialist Federation of Cote d'Or.
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Roger Duchet modernized the city and reorganized the public services.
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Roger Duchet created a large school, kindergartens, a summer camp, and other improvements.
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Roger Duchet revived trade fairs and wine festivals, and promoted agriculture in the region.
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Roger Duchet was taken prisoner, and released at the end of 1940.
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On 8 December 1946 Roger Duchet was elected to the Council of the Republic for Cote d'Or.
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Roger Duchet was reelected on 7 November 1948, and sat on the Finance and Press committees.
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Roger Duchet fought against communism and was in favor of a French Algeria.
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Roger Duchet retained the PTT portfolio in the cabinets of Edgar Faure, Antoine Pinay and Rene Mayer until 28 June 1953.
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Roger Duchet was Minister of Reconstruction and Housing from 23 February 1955 to 1 February 1956.
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Roger Duchet was reelected to the Senate on 19 June 1955.
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Roger Duchet belonged to the Groupe des Republicains et Independants.
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Roger Duchet owned the company Euro-France Films, which produced several feature films in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Roger Duchet did not run for a third Senate term, and ended his mandate on 1 October 1971.
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Roger Duchet died on 6 September 1981 in Paris aged 77.