André Bettencourt (21 April 1919 - ?) is a French politician. He received from the French government the Croix de Guerre, is a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, served as a cabinet minister under Pierre Mendes-France and Charles de Gaulle, and was awarded for his bravery in the Resistance against the Nazis. April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of both Belgium and France which was first created in 1915. ... ... French Legion of Honor The Légion dhonneur (in Legion of Honor (AmE) or Legion of Honour (ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ... Pierre Mendès-France Pierre Mendès France (pronounced Man-dez-Fronce) (10 January 1907 - 18 October 1982), French politician, was born in Paris, into a family of Portuguese Sephardic Jewish origin. ... Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (November 22, 1890 – November 9, 1970), in France commonly referred to as général de Gaulle, was a French military leader and statesman. ... The French Resistance is the name used for resistance movements that fought military occupation of France by Nazi Germany and the resulting Vichy France during World War II after France surrendered in 1940. ... The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ...

Career

Bettencourt occupied several positions in the French government. In 1966-1967, he was the Minister of Transportation. In 1967-1968, he was interim Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 1968, he was Minister of Posts and Telecommunications. In 1968-1969, he was the Minister of Industry. In 1969-1971, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 1972-1973, he was the Minister of Cultural Affairs. In addition, he was the mayor of Saint-Maurice-d'Etelan from 1965 to 1989. 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... In 1589, the four French Secretaries of State became specialized, with one of the secretaries responsible for foreign affairs. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... In 1589, the four French Secretaries of State became specialized, with one of the secretaries responsible for foreign affairs. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During early twentieth century, Bettencourt was a member of La Cagoule, a violent French fascist-leaning and anti-communist group. Eugène Schueller provided financially support and held meetings for La Cagoule at L'Oréal headquarter. In 1990s, Jean Frydman turned up the fact that Bettencourt had written several articles for a Nazi propaganda organ during the WWII. La Cagoule (The Cowl in French) was a violent French Nazi group active in the 1930s; the group attempted to overthrow the republican government. ... Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, refers to the right-wing authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Eugène Schueller (1881 - 1954) was the founder of LOréal, the worlds leading company in cosmetics and beauty. ... The LOréal Group (Euronext: FR0000120321), headquartered in Clichy, France, is the worlds leading company in cosmetics and beauty. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ...

He was elected a member of the Académie des Beaux Arts as an unattached member on 23 March 1988. Académie des Beaux Arts is part of the Institut de France. March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Institut de France (French Institute) is a French learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is probably the Académie française. ...

Family

Bettencourt was born in Saint-Maurice-d'Etelan in Seine-Inférieure. Seine-Maritime is a French département in Normandy. ...

In 1950, Bettencourt married Liliane Bettencourt (née Schueller), daughter of Eugène Schueller, the founder of L'Oréal, the world's leading company in cosmetics and beauty. Together, they have one daughter, Françoise Meyers, who is a member of L'Oréal's board of directors. Françoise Meyers is married to Jean-Pierre Meyers, who had lost both his parents in Auschwitz. 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Liliane Bettencourt (born 21 October 1922) is the richest person in France and one of the wealthiest people in the world. ... Closeup of a womans eye while wearing makeup Cosmetics or makeup are substances to enhance the beauty of the human body, apart from simple cleaning. ... This page is about the pleasant phenomenon. ... A board of directors is a group of individuals chosen by the stockholders of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company. ... Auschwitz, in English, commonly refers to the Auschwitz concentration camp complex built near the town of Oświęcim, by Nazi Germany during World War II. Rarely, it may refer to the Polish town of Oświęcim (called by the Germans Auschwitz) itself. ...

See Also

• L'Oréal
• Jacques Corrèze
• Liliane Bettencourt
• La Cagoule

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External links

• Biography (http://www.academie-des-beaux-arts.fr/membres/actuel/libres/Bettencourt/fiche.htm) (in French)
• Official website of L'Oréal (http://www.loreal.com)
• Forbes article on L'Oréal (http://www.forbes.com/global/2000/1127/0324130a.html)
• Forbes article on Liliane Bettencourt (http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/2005/03/18/cz_sh_0318oreal_bill05.html)
• Book Review of Bitter Scent (http://www.js.emory.edu/BLUMENTHAL/Bar%20Zohar.html)

References

• Michael Bar-Zohar, Bitter Scent: The Case of L'Oréal, Nazis, and the Arab Boycott (London, Dutton Books: 1996) pp. 264.

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