Andr%C3%A9 Bettencourt
Andr Bettencourt was a French politician. He had been awarded the Croix de Guerre, and is a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. He served as a cabinet minister under Pierre Mends France and Charles de Gaulle, and was awarded for his bravery in the Resistance against the Nazis.
He was born in SaintMauricedtelan in an old Catholic Norman noble family. He is a collateral descendant of navigator Jean de Bthencourt. He served in several posts in the government of France, most notably as interim minister of foreign affairs for two weeks in the spring of 1973. He also served as president of the regional council of HauteNormandie from 1974 to 1981. In addition, he was the mayor of SaintMauricedEtelan from 1965 to 1989.
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