Georges Pompidou Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Wife, Affairs, Bio & More

Georges Pompidou

Politician (French Politician)

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou

BIRTHDAY

July 5, 1911

BORN ON DAY

Wednesday

BIRTHPLACE

Montboudif, France

DIED AT AGE

62 Years 8 Months 28 Days

DEATHDATE

April 2, 1974

DEATHPLACE

Paris, France

CAUSE OF DEATH

Macroglobulinemia

NATIONALITY

French

PROFESSION

Politician (French Politician)

ZODIAC

CANCER

Physical Stats

CHEST

N/A

BICEPS

N/A

WAIST

N/A

HEIGHT

N/A

WEIGHT

N/A

Georges Pompidou Family Members

Parents

MOTHER

Marie Louise Chavagnac

FATHER

Leon Pompidou

Georges Pompidou Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE

Georges Pompidou wife Claude Jacqueline Pompidou

Claude Jacqueline Pompidou (1935-1974)

Child(ren) of Georges Pompidou and Claude Jacqueline Pompidou

Alain Pompidou (5 April, 1942) (Son)

Fame & Address

DEBUT

FAMOUS FROM/AS

Prime Minister of France (1962-1968), President of the French Republic (1969-1974)

Education, Net Worth & More

QUALIFICATION

Graduated with a degree of Agregation in Literature

NET WORTH

$2 Million

More Information

Career of Georges Pompidou

He became a Member of the Constitutional Council in 1959 and held office until 1962. He served at the position of the Prime Minister of France from April 1962 to July 1968. On June 20, 1968, he was appointed as the President of France and remained in the position until his death.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Georges Pompidou

Did Georges Pompidou takes alcohol? NA.
Was Georges Pompidou in the habit of Smoking? NA.
He served as an educator at the lycée Henri IV situated in Paris until 1953. He was selected to work at Rothschild in 1953 and became General Manager of the bank in 1962. He was selected to manage the Anne de Gaulle Foundation for Down syndrome by Charles de Gaulle prior to joining French politics.
He is known for serving for the longest time as a prime minister in France in the Fifth Republic. Pompidou served at the position from April 1962 to 1968.
Though there was good bonding between him and de Gaulle a disagreement between them at the events of May 1968 strained their relationship. Pompidou was upset with the fact when de Gaulle does not inform him about his departure from Baden-Baden. Pompidou took a lead and won the 1968 legislative campaign which again worsened the relationship.
The politician did a lot of work to modernize the French Capital. He also led the construction of a modern art museum called the Centre Beaubourg at that time. It was named Centre Pompidou in his honor after his death.
He was a recipient of the highest French honor Chevalier de la Legion of Honour which he got in 1948.
Various high officials and representatives from 82 countries including President of East Germany Manfred Gerlach. Director-General of UNESCO Rene Maheu, and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Harold Wilson attended his funeral on April 4, 1974.