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{{Short description|French politician (1923–2009)}}
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{{infobox Politician
| name                = René Monory
| image               = René Monory (cropped).jpg
| caption             = Monory in 1986
| office              = [[List of Presidents of the Senate of France|President of the French Senate]]
| term_start          = 2 October 1992
| term_end            = 1 October 1998
| predecessor         = [[Alain Poher]]
| successor           = [[Christian Poncelet]]
| office1             = [[Minister of National Education (France)|Minister of National Education]]
| term_start1         = 20 March 1986
| term_end1           = 10 May 1988
| president1          = [[François Mitterrand]]
| primeminister1      = [[Jacques Chirac]]
| predecessor1        = [[Jean-Pierre Chevènement]]
| successor1          = [[Lionel Jospin]]
| office2             = [[Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (France)|Minister of the Economy]]
| term_start2         = 31 March 1978
| term_end2           = 22 May 1981
| president2          = [[Valéry Giscard d'Estaing]]
| primeminister2      = [[Raymond Barre]]
| predecessor2        = [[Raymond Barre]]
| successor2          = [[Jacques Delors]]
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1923|06|06|df=yes}}
| birth_place         = [[Loudun]], [[France]]
| death_date          = {{death date and age|2009|04|11|1923|06|06|df=yes}}
| death_place         = Loudun, France
| nationality         = [[France|French]]
| party               = [[Union for French Democracy|UDF]]
}}
'''René Monory''' (6 June 1923 – 11 April 2009<ref>[http://www.lemonde.fr/carnet/article/2009/04/11/l-ancien-president-du-senat-rene-monory-est-mort_1179441_3382.html Le Monde: 'L'ancien président du Sénat René Monory est mort']</ref>) was a French centre-right [[Gaullist]] politician.
==Biography==
René Monory was born in [[Loudun]] and began his career as the owner of a [[automobile repair shop|garage]]. He was the founder of the [[Poitiers]] [[Futuroscope]].
Monory first became a [[Senate of France|Senator]] in 1968. A member of the [[Union for French Democracy]] (UDF), he was Minister of Economy and Finance (1978–1981) in the government of [[Raymond Barre]]. He was President of the Regional Council of [[Poitou-Charentes]] from March 1985 to March 1986. He later served as Minister of Education (1986–1988) in the government of [[Jacques Chirac]]. He succeeded [[Alain Poher]] as [[List of Presidents of the French Senate|President of the Senate]] in 1992. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2009/apr/27/obituary-rene-monory|title=Obituary: René Monory|last=Corbett|first=Anne|date=26 April 2009|work=The Guardian|access-date=5 February 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
He served as President of the Senate for two terms. He was defeated for re-election to the post on 1 October 1998, withdrawing after the first round of voting; [[Christian Poncelet]] was elected in the third round.<ref>"Gaullist elected as speaker of French upper house", France 2 TV teletext (nl.newsbank.com), 2 October 1998.</ref>
He died in Loudun, aged 85.
==Political career==
'''Governmental functions'''
*Minister of Industry, Commerce and Handicrafts : 1977–1978
*Minister of Economy : 1978–1981
*Minister of National Education : 1986–1988
'''Electoral mandates'''
'''''Senate of France'''''
*President of the [[Senate of France]] : 1992–1998. Reelected in 1995.
*Senator of the [[Vienne (departement)]] : 1968–1977, 1981–1986, 1986–2004. Elected in 1968, reelected in 1977 (But he stays minister), 1986 (But he stays minister), 1995.
'''''Regional Council'''''
*President of the Regional Council of [[Poitou-Charentes]]: 1985–1986.
*Regional councillor of [[Poitou-Charentes]]: 1973–1989 (Resignation). Elected in 1986.
'''''General Council'''''
*President of the General council of the [[Vienne (departement)|Vienne]]: 1977–2004. Reelected in 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001.
*General councillor of the [[Vienne (departement)|Vienne]]: 1961–2004. Reelected in 1967, 1973, 1979, 1985, 1992, 1998.
'''''Municipal Council'''''
*Mayor of [[Loudun]]: 1959–1999 (resignation). Reelected in 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995.
*Municipal councillor of [[Loudun]]: 1959–1999 (resignation). Reelected in 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995.
'''''Community of communes Council'''''
*President of the [[Communauté de communes]] of the Pays Loudunais: 1973–2002 (Resignation). Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001.
*Member of the [[Communauté de communes]] of the Pays Loudunais: 1973–2002 (Resignation). Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001.
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