List of Famous people with last name Berthoin

Georges Berthoin

First Name Georges

Last Name Berthoin

Born on May 17, 1925 (age 101)

Born in France, New Aquitaine

Georges Berthoin is a French politician and diplomat who served as chief of staff to Jean Monnet from 1952 to 1955. He was made an officer of the Legion of Honour in 2006, and a commander of the Ordre national du Mérite in 2013.

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Jean Berthoin

Yves Jean Marie Pierre Berthoin

First Name Jean

Last Name Berthoin

Born on January 12, 1895

Died on February 25, 1979 (aged 84)

Born in France, Île-de-France

Jean Berthoin was a French politician. As Minister of National Education under Charles de Gaulle, he instituted a policy of compulsory education for all children, both French and foreign citizens, until the age of sixteen, building on the earlier reforms of 1936. Implemented in 1959, this was known as the Berthoin Ordinance. He also suggested that the baccalauréat be abolished, prompting a significant backlash in the Parisian press.

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