Pierre Bérégovoy
Pierre Eugène Bérégovoy (December 23, 1925 - May 1, 1993) was a French Socialist politician. He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1992 to 1993.
Early career
Pierre Bérégovoy started his professional life at the age of 16 as a qualified metal worker. He got involved in politics following from his involvement in the French resistance while working at SNCF during World War II.
Death
Pierre Bérégovoy died on May 1, 1993, in Paris after being transported by helicopter from Nevers (Nièvre), where he had been found an hour sooner, in a coma with a bullet in the head. Police investigators ruled his death as a suicide, confirming his bodyguard's deposition, who claimed the former prime minister was with him when he grabbed the guard's gun. Most of Pierre Bérégovoy's close friends have admitted that he had been depressed ever since he lost the March legislative elections, but his spouse did express some doubt, mainly because he had not left a suicide note. On the 10th anniversary of his death, in 2003, the assassination theory resurfaced in the media. According to this very controversial theory, Pierre Bérégovoy has been killed in order to cover some scandals that implicated the president François Mitterrand. The main argument for this theory is the few similar cases in the president's entourage: René Lucet, director of the sécurité sociale, found dead with 2 bullets in the head on March 4, 1982François de Grossouvre, intelligence, found dead on April 7 1994, killed by a bullet in the head in his office in the Palais de l'Élysée.Pierre-Yves Guézou, in charge of eavesdropping telephone communications (concerning terrorists investigations), found hanged in his home on December 12 1994.
Pierre Bérégovoy - Prime MinisterRoland Dumas - Minister of Foreign AffairsPierre Joxe - Minister of DefensePaul Quilès - Minister of the Interior and Public SecurityMichel Sapin - Minister of Economy, Finance, and PrivatizationMichel Charasse - Minister of BudgetDominique Strauss-Kahn - Minister of Industry and External CommerceMartine Aubry - Minister of Labour, Employment, and Vocational TrainingMichel Vauzelle - Minister of JusticeJack Lang - Minister of National Education and CultureLouis Mermaz - Minister of Agriculture and ForestsSégolène Royal - Minister of EnvironmentFrédérique Bredin - Minister of Youth and SportsLouis Le Pensec - Minister of Overseas Departments and TerritoriesJean-Louis Bianco - Minister of Transport, Housing, and EquipmentLouis Mermaz - Minister of Relations with ParliamentBernard Kouchner - Minister of Health and Humanitarian ActionÉmile Zuccarelli - Minister of Posts and TelecommunicationsMichel Delebarre - Minister of Civil Service and Administrative ReformBernard Tapie - Minister of CityHubert Curien - Minister of Research and SpaceRené Teulade - Minister of Social Affairs and Integration Changes 23 May 1992 - Bernard Tapie leaves the ministry and the office of Minister of City is abolished2 October 1992 - Martin Malvy succeeds Charasse as Minister of Budget. Jean-Pierre Soisson succeeds Mermaz as Minister of Agriculture, becoming also Minister of Rural Development.26 December 1992 - The office of Minister of City is reestablished, with Bernard Tapie again as Minister.9 march 1992 - Pierre Joxe leaves the ministry of Defence and was suceeded by Pierre Bérégovoy (who remain also Prime minister)
External links Association Pierre Bérégovoy, in French only
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