Pierre Mazeaud
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Pierre Mazeaud (born August 24, 1929 in Lyon) is a French jurist, politician and alpinist.
In February 2004,[1] he was appointed president of the Constitutional Council of France by President of the Republic Jacques Chirac, replacing Yves Guéna, until he was succeeded by Jean-Louis Debré in February 2007. He had been a member of the council since February 1998.[2]
Pierre Mazeaud has a doctorate in law from the University of Paris (on marriage and the condition of the married woman in ancient Rome).
From 1961 to 1964, he was a member of the judiciary. In 1976, he became a counsellor in the Conseil d'État, a position from which he retired on August 25, 1995.[4] During the 1970s, he held subordinate governmental positions regarding sports.
Pierre Mazeaud's main hobby is alpinism, which he practiced at high level. He is the first Frenchman to have climbed Mount Everest (in 1978). On July 11, 1961, Mazeaud and other fellow climbers almost died in the Mont Blanc massif due to an unexpected storm. [5]
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- ^ Decision of the President of the Republic, Jacques Chirac, of February 27, 2004, appointing Pierre Mazeaud as president of the Constitutional council
- ^ http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/WAspad/UnTexteDeJorf?numjo=HRUX9802713S Decision of the President of the Republic, Jacques Chirac, of February 21, 1998, appointing Pierre Mazeaud to the Constitution Council, replacing Maurice Faure.
- ^ Decision of the President of the Republic, Jacques Chirac, of February 23, 2007, appointing Jean-Louis Debré as president of the Constitutional council.
- ^ Decree of the president of the Republic of August 5, 1995, admitting Pierre Mazeaud into retirement from the Council of State
- ^ Le Monde, July 22, 2005, Mazeaud et la loi de la survie], by Charlie Buffet
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