Alain Poher
Former Acting President of France
Alain Émile Louis Marie Poher was a French politician who briefly served as Acting President of France twice, in 1969 and 1974. He held the office ad interim as President of the Senate following the resignation of Charles de Gaulle and the death... Wikipedia
Born: April 17, 1909, Ablon-sur-Seine, France
Died: December 9, 1996 (age 87 years), Paris, France
Previous offices: Acting President of France (1974–1974), Acting President of France (1969–1969), President of the French Senate (1968–1992), and more
Presidential terms: April 28, 1969 – June 20, 1969 and April 2, 1974 – May 27, 1974
Party: Centre of Social Democrats
Spouse: Henriette Tugler (m. 1938–1996)
Education: Sciences Po, Lycée Louis-le-Grand, and École des Mines de Paris