biography
| name: |
Couve de Murville, (Jacques) Maurice
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pronunciation:
[koov duh mũrveel]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1907–99)
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| biography:
| French statesman and prime minister (1968–9), born in Reims, NE France. He studied law, literature, and political science before joining the Ministry of Finance (1940). He later worked in the foreign ministry, and played a diplomatic role in the European post-war settlement. During the 1950s he served as ambassador to various countries. President de Gaulle appointed him foreign minister (1958–68), finance minister (1968), then premier. He held numerous important posts throughout his distinguished career, gaining a reputation for his cool professionalism. |
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