Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury

Maurice Jean Marie Bourgès-Maunoury (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis buʁʒɛs monuʁi, moʁ-]; 19 August 1914 – 10 February 1993) was a French Radical politician who served as the Prime Minister in the Fourth Republic during 1957.

Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury
Prime Minister of France
In office
13 June 1957  6 November 1957
PresidentRené Coty
Preceded byGuy Mollet
Succeeded byFélix Gaillard
Personal details
Born
Maurice Jean Marie Bourgès-Maunoury

19 August 1914
Luisant, Eure-et-Loir
Died10 February 1993(1993-02-10) (aged 78)
Paris
Political partyRadical

Bourgès-Maunoury was born in Luisant, Eure-et-Loir. He is most well known for fulfilling a prominent ministerial role in the government during the Suez Crisis.:49–50

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