Pierre Messmer

Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer (French pronunciation: ​[pjɛʁ mɛsmɛʁ]; 20 March 1916 – 29 August 2007) was a French Gaullist politician. He was Minister of Armies under Charles de Gaulle from 1960 to 1969 and then as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 1972 to 1974.^[1]

Pierre Messmer
Pierre Messmer in 1988
Prime Minister of France
In office 6 July 1972 – 27 May 1974
President	Georges Pompidou
Preceded by	Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Succeeded by	Jacques Chirac
Personal details
Born	Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer 20 March 1916 Vincennes, Seine (now Val-de-Marne), France
Died	29 August 2007(2007-08-29) (aged 91) Paris, France
Political party	UDR
Occupation	Civil Servant