René Haby

René Haby (9 October 1919, in Dombasle-sur-Meurthe – 6 February 2003) was a French politician.^[1] He had been a prisoner of war during World War II. He was a member of the Union for French Democracy. From 28 May 1974 until 5 April 1978 he was Minister of National Education.^[2] A major reform instituted under Haby was the loi Haby that allowed students to take classes in what were called "regional languages", such as Corsican, at any stage in their education.^[3]

René Haby
Minister of National Education
In office 27 May 1974 – 31 March 1978
President	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Prime Minister	Raymond Barre Jacques Chirac
Preceded by	Joseph Fontanet
Succeeded by	Christian Beullac
Personal details
Born	(1919-10-09)9 October 1919 Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, France
Died	6 February 2003(2003-02-06) (aged 83) 10th arrondissement of Paris, France
Political party	UDF
Children	Jean-Yves Haby