MICHEL D'ORNANO
Politician - Mayor
Born into a family of industrialists, Michel d'Ornano first distinguished himself as a businessman, creating with his father and brother Jean d'Albret-Orlane, before embarking on a local and then national political career. Elected Mayor of Deauville in 1962, he was a Member of Parliament for Calvados from 1967 to 1991, then General Councillor for Calvados (1976-1991), President of the General Council of Calvados (1979-1991), and of the Regional Council of Basse-Normandie (1983-1986). He was appointed Minister upon the election of Valery Giscard d'Estaing to the Presidency of the Republic in 1974. He was successively Minister of Industry and Research (1974-1977), Minister of Culture and Environment (1977-1978) and Minister of Environment and Living Environment (1978-1981).
He was also Chairman of the Finance Committee of the National Assembly from 1986 to 1988.
In 1988, while remaining a Member of Parliament and President of the General Council of Calvados, he made a return to the economic world following his appointment as Vice President of Socpresse, a holding company of the Hersant group. In March 1991, Michel d'Ornano died following a traffic accident.
