Louis Le Pensec

Louis Le Pensec (8 January 1937 – 10 January 2024) was a French politician. He was a member of the Socialist Party. Between 1973 and 1997, he was a member of the Parliament.

Louis Le Pensec
Le Pensec in 2008
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
In office 1997–1998
President	Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister	Lionel Jospin
Preceded by	Philippe Vasseur
Succeeded by	Jean Glavany
Personal details
Born	(1937-01-08)8 January 1937 Mellac, Finistère, France
Died	10 January 2024(2024-01-10) (aged 87) Quimperlé, France
Political party	Socialist Party
Alma mater	University of Rennes 1

From 27 September 1998 to 30 September 2008 he was a Senator of Finistère. From 1988 and 1991, he was the spokesman of the French government. Between 1997 and 1998, he was minister of agriculture. He was also the minister for Overseas Territories.^[1]

Biography

Early life and education

Louis Le Pensec was born on 8 January 1937 in Mellac. Son of a worker at the Mauduit paper mills (Quimperlé), he held a law degree and a diploma in management from the IGR-IAE at University of Rennes 1. He became an executive attaché at SNECMA (now Safran Aircraft Engines), then head of personnel at SAVIEM in 1967.^[2]

Death

Le Pensec died in Quimperlé on 10 January 2024, at the age of 87.^[3]