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Alain Richard

アラン・リシャール　/　あらん・りしゃーる

Politician from France

August 29, 1945 (age 80)　・　Paris, France

politician

My Take

Richard reads to me as the consummate durable statesman. Paris-born, schooled at the elite Lycée Henri-IV, he rose to serve as France's Minister of Defence, then made the striking move from the Socialist Party to Macron's new movement in 2017. I find that pivot telling: a principled idealist with the pragmatism to read the political winds and reposition himself. Receiving the Legion of Honour in his late seventies confirms a lifetime of accumulated trust. Holding a clear line while staying flexible is the master politician's art, and staying on the front line for over half a century commands real admiration.

Overview

Alain Louis Jacques Richard (French: [alɛ̃ ʁiʃaʁ]; born 29 August 1945) is a French politician who served as Minister of Defence from 1997 to 2002. A former member of the Socialist Party (PS), he joined La République En Marche! (LREM, later renamed Renaissance, RE) in 2017.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Alain Richard
Name (Japanese): アラン・リシャール
Reading: あらん・りしゃーる
Born: August 29, 1945 (age 80)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Rooster
Origin: Paris, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2021 Order of Propitious Clouds
2000 prix de la Carpette anglaise
2023 Knight of the Legion of Honour

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB

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