Pierre Sudreau


Pierre Sudreau was a French politician. His childhood correspondence with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry helped inspire the title character of the 1943 novel The Little Prince.

Biography

Sudreau was born in Paris, the son of businessman Jean Sudreau and Marie-Marguerite Sudreau.
He announced his resignation as French Education Minister in October 1962 in protest against a proposal by Charles de Gaulle to amend the constitution.

Personal life

He was married to France Brun; they had three children: Jean Sudreau, Anne Sudreau O'Connor, and Bernard Sudreau. His son Jean died of lung cancer and was married to Danièle Louis-Dreyfus, daughter of French Resistance fighter and businessman Pierre Louis-Dreyfus.

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