Jérôme Monod | |
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 Jérôme Monod in 2011 | |
| Born | (1930-09-07)7 September 1930 |
| Died | 18 August 2016(2016-08-18) (aged 85) |
| Education | Lycée Buffon Lycée Henri-IV |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po École nationale d'administration |
| Occupations | Business executive Political advisor |
| Spouse | Françoise Gallot |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Jacques Monod(cousin) Théodore Monod(cousin) |
Jérôme Monod (7 September 1930 – 18 August 2016) was a French business executive and political advisor. He was the chairman of Lyonnaise des eaux, later known as Suez-Lyonnaise, from 1980 to 2000. He was an advisor to PresidentJacques Chirac. He was a co-founder of theRally for the Republic and theUnion for a Popular Movement, two center-right political parties in France.
Jérôme Monod was born on September 7, 1930.[1] He graduated fromSciences Po and theÉcole nationale d'administration.[1][2]
Monod started his career as a political advisor to Prime MinisterMichel Debré in 1959.[1][2] He later served as an advisor to ministersOlivier Guichard andMaurice Schumann.[1][2] He served as the chairman of theInterministerial Delegation of Land Planning and Regional Attractiveness from 1968 to 1975.[1][2] He served as an advisor to Prime MinisterJacques Chirac in 1975.[1][2] With Chirac and others, he was a co-founder of theRally for the Republic, a center-right political party, in 1976.[1][2][3]
Monod joined Lyonnaise des eaux in 1979,[2] and he became its chief executive in 1980.[1] In the 1980s, he diversified the company portfolio by acquiring Sita, Degrémont, Pompes funèbres générales and BTP Dumez.[4] He merged it withSuez in 1997.[1][4] He served as the chairman of Suez-Lyonnaise until 2000.[1][5]
Monod served as an advisor to President Jacques Chirac from 2002 to 2007.[1][2][4] He was a co-founder of theUnion for a Popular Movement in 2002.[1] He served as the honorary chairman of the Fondation pour l'innovation politique, a center-right think tank.[1]
Monod married Françoise Gallot, the granddaughter ofHenri Queuille.[1] They had three children.[1] He died on August 18, 2016, in Lourmarin, Vaucluse, France.[1][3] He was 85 years old.[3][5] He was buried in Lourmarin, where a private funeral was held on August 21, 2016.[1] A public funeral was held at theL'Oratoire du Louvre in Paris.[1]
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