André Moynet
| André Moynet | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of France representing Saône-et-Loire | |
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In office 1946–1967 |
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| Secretary of State for Sport with responsibility for coordinating the Problems of Youth | |
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In office 12 November 1954 – 1955 or 1956 |
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| Mayor of Biot | |
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In office 1971–1977 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 July 1921 Saint-Mandé (Val-de-Marne), France |
| Died | 2 May 1993 (aged 71) Nice (Alpes-Maritimes), France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | Républicains indépendants (1946–1955) Centre national des indépendants et paysans (1956–1962) Républicains indépendants (1962–1966) |
André Moynet (1921–1993) was a much decorated wartime fighter pilot who moved on to become a test pilot and an entrepreneur-businessman. He was also a politician.
Moynet volunteered for military service on 26 December 1939, becoming a fighter pilot. As a member of the Normandie-Niémen squadron he recorded 115 aerial missions accounting for 150 wartime flying hours.
He entered politics in 1946, initially as an independent deputy representing Saône-et-Loire. On 12 November 1954 he was appointed a member of the government, as a secretary of state and Secretary of State for Sport with responsibility for coordinating the Problems of Youth.
Simultaneously he continued his aviation career, as a test pilot, participating in the development of Sud Aviation’s Caravelle. He also did work for Matra and even gave his name to the Moynet M.360 Jupiter, a small propeller driven aircraft.
Moynet was also instrumental in Matra’s move into the automobile business, being responsible for the conception and development in 1968 of a Sports prototype which was developed to achieve a class win (1600–2000 cc) at Le Mans in 1975 (drivers: Michèle Mouton, and )
In 1968 Moynet was appointed as a colonel in the Air Force.
Relocating to the south of the country, he was elected mayor of the small town of Biot in 1971, holding office for a full term until 1977. He died in Nice on 2 May 1993, and his funeral was held in Antibes. He is, however, buried at the cemetery in Biot.
Claude-Henry Leconte, André Moynet, Pilote de combat, Paris, éditions de la pensée moderne, 1955, 222 p.
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