Pierre Guillaumat

For Batillus class supertanker bearing his name between 1977 and 1983, see Pierre Guillaumat (supertanker).

Pierre Guillaumat
Minister of the Armies
In office 1 June 1958 – 5 February 1960
President	René Coty Charles de Gaulle
Prime Minister	Charles de Gaulle Michel Debré
Preceded by	Charles de Gaulle
Succeeded by	Pierre Messmer
Personal details
Born	(1909-08-05)5 August 1909 La Flèche, France
Died	28 August 1991(1991-08-28) (aged 82) Villeurbanne, France
Education	École polytechnique École des Mines de Paris

Pierre Guillaumat (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɡijoma]; 5 August 1909 – 28 August 1991) was a Minister of National Education and Minister of the Armies under French President Charles de Gaulle and founder of the Elf Aquitaine oil company in 1967.[1][2] He was born in La Flèche, Sarthe, the son of French general Adolphe Guillaumat.

References

1. Greenhouse, Steven (31 August 1991). "Pierre Guillaumat Is Dead at 82; French Oil Executive and Official". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
2. "TÉMOIGNAGE La mort de Pierre Guillaumat Un homme rare". Le Monde.fr (in French). 31 August 1991. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

Political offices
Preceded by Louis Joxe	Minister of National Education 1960–1961	Succeeded by Lucien Paye
Preceded by Charles de Gaulle	Minister of the Armies 1958–1960	Succeeded by Pierre Messmer
Business positions
Preceded by Roger Gaspard	CEO of Electricité de France 1964–1965	Succeeded by Pierre Massé