Serge Dassault
Born	April 4, 1925 (1925-04-04) (age 83)
Occupation	Entrepreneur Politician
Children	Olivier Dassault
Parents	Marcel Dassault

Serge Dassault (born 4 April 1925) is a French entrepreneur ( Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dassault Group) and conservative politician. According to Forbes magazine, as of 2006 he was the 56th richest person in the world. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Olivier Dassault (born 1 June 1951 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French politician, currently serving as a deputy in the French National Assembly. ... Marcel Dassault, born Marcel Bloch, (Paris, 22 January 1892 - Neuilly-sur-Seine, 17 April 1986) was a French aircraft industrialist. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the computer game by Peter Molyneux, see The Entrepreneur. ... Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favor tradition and gradual change, where tradition refers to religious, cultural, or nationally defined beliefs and customs. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... For other uses, see Forbes (disambiguation). ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Dassault is the son of Marcel Dassault, from whom he inherited the Dassault Group. Since the elder Dassault's death, he has continued developing the company, with the help of current CEO Charles Edelstenne. Marcel Dassault, born Marcel Bloch, (Paris, 22 January 1892 - Neuilly-sur-Seine, 17 April 1986) was a French aircraft industrialist. ... The Dassault Group is a French group of companies led by Serge Dassault. ...

Serge Dassault studied at the École polytechnique and Supaéro. During the Second World War, he was jailed when his father was sent in Buchenwald for refusing to cooperate with the Germans in the airplane industry. For other Écoles Polytechniques, see École Polytechnique de Montréal and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. ... The French École Nationale Supérieure de lAéronautique et de lEspace, also known as SUPAERO or ENSAE, was the first engineering school in the world ever dedicated to aircraft construction. ...

Dassault's group also owns 82% of Socpresse which controls many important French newspapers and magazines, including Le Figaro, and L'Express. Socpresse is a French group which control conservative daily Le Figaro, as well as LExpress and Valeurs Actuelles, and the football club FC Nantes Atlantique. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Le Figaro (English: ) is one of the leading French morning daily newspapers. ... LExpress is Frances first weekly news magazine. ...

He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement political party, as is his son Olivier, who is a deputy in the French National Assembly. He is the mayor of the city of Corbeil-Essonnes, a southern suburb of Paris. In 2004, Serge Dassault helped finance the 200-million-euro Islamic cultural center (essentially, a mosque) in his city of Corbeil-Essonnes out of his own funds. The Union for a Popular Movement (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire, UMP), is the main French centre-right political party. ... Olivier Dassault (born 1 June 1951 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French politician, currently serving as a deputy in the French National Assembly. ... Chamber of Deputies is the name given to a legislative body, which may either be the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or the name of a unicameral one. ... The Palais Bourbon, front The French National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale) is one of the two houses of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. ... Corbeil-Essonnes is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation). ... The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca as it exists today A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ...

In December 1998, Dassault was sentenced to two years' probation in the Belgian Agusta scandal, and was fined 60,000 Belgian francs (about €1,500). Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Agusta scandal or the Case Agusta-Dassault was a Belgian corruption scandal. ...

In 2004, Serge Dassault became a senator, and in this position, he has been an outspoken advocate of conservative positions on economic and employment issues, claiming that France's taxes and workforce regulations ruin its entrepreneurs. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Senate amphitheater in the Luxembourg Palace The Senate (in French :le Sénat) is the upper house of the Parliament of France. ...

See also

• List of billionaires
• French Rich List

Forbes magazine annually lists the worlds wealthiest individuals: The Worlds Billionaries. ... Since 1996 the French bi-monthly magazine Challenges has published an annual report Les 500, a list of richest in France Challenges Rich List 2005 Challenges Rich List 2004 See also List of French people List of people by nationality List of billionaires Links Challenges ...

External links

• Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People