Alain Poher
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President of France Co-Prince of Andorra Acting |
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In office 3 April 1974 – 27 May 1974 |
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| Prime Minister | Pierre Messmer |
| Preceded by | Georges Pompidou |
| Succeeded by | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
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In office 28 April 1969 – 20 June 1969 |
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| Prime Minister | Pierre Messmer |
| Preceded by | Charles de Gaulle |
| Succeeded by | Georges Pompidou |
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In office 2 October 1968 – 2 October 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Gaston Monnerville |
| Succeeded by | René Monory |
| President of the European Parliament | |
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In office 7 March 1966 – 11 March 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Victor Leemans |
| Succeeded by | Mario Scelba |
| Personal details | |
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Alain Émile Louis Marie Poher 17 April 1909 Ablon-sur-Seine, France |
| Died | 9 December 1996 (aged 87) Paris, France |
| Political party |
Popular Republican Movement (Before 1967) Democratic Centre (1967–1976) Centre of Social Democrats (1976–1995) Democratic Force (1995–1996) |
| Other political affiliations |
Union for French Democracy (1978–1996) |
| Spouse(s) | Henriette Tugler |
| Children | Marie-Agnès Marie-Therese |
| Alma mater |
Mines ParisTech Sciences Po |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Alain Émile Louis Marie Poher (French: [alɛ̃ pɔɛʁ]; 17 April 1909 – 9 December 1996) was a French centrist politician, affiliated first with the Popular Republican Movement and later with the Democratic Centre. He served as a Senator for Val-de-Marne from 1946 to 1995. He was president of the Senate from 3 October 1968 to 1 October 1992 and, in that capacity, served twice as the country's interim president. A leading candidate in the 1969 presidential election, he was defeated by Georges Pompidou in the second round.
Poher was born in Ablon-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne.
He graduated from the Lycée Louis-le-Grand and the Lycée Saint-Louis in Paris and later studied law. On 19 August 1938 he married Henriette Tugler, with whom he had one daughter, Marie-Agnès.
His political career began in 1938, when he became a junior executive officer in the Ministry of Finance.
Later he served on several positions before entering the Senate:
A longtime ally and political protégé of Schumann, Poher was elected to the Senate in 1952, where he remained for over 40 years, until 1995. As Senator he continued to serve in some governments and as his home-town mayor. Like Schuman, he was known for strongly pro-European integration positions; he served as President of the European Parliament from 1966 to 1969.
According to the order of succession established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic, the president of the French senate assumes the nation's presidential powers and duties following the president's death or resignation, and becomes interim Head of State until the next election.
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