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Jean Letourneau (18 September 1907 – 16 March 1986) was a French lawyer and politician. He was a lifelong Christian Democrat. During World War II (1939–45) he was active in the French Resistance. After the war he was a deputy in the national legislature from 1945 to 1956, and held various ministerial posts. His most important office was that of Minister, or Minister of State, for Relations with Associated States. He held office between 1950 and 1953. In this role he was responsible for policy in French Indochina (Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos) during the struggle of the people of those countries for independence. He was strongly anti-communist and in favor of maintaining French authority in the region. ==Early years (1907–39)== Jean Letourneau was born in Le Lude, Sarthe, on 18 September 1907. He studied law at the University of Paris. In 1929 he became vice-president of the ''Association catholique de la Jeunesse française'' (Catholic Association of French Youth). He obtained his law degree in 1931. He worked for several banks, then was appointed president of the ''Compagnie française des charbonnages de Dakar'' (French Coal Company of Dakar), a position he held until 1944. In 1933 Letourneau joined the ''Parti Démocrate Populaire'' (PDP, Democratic People's Party), a small party that tried to combine Christian social democracy with politics. The party was in decline. In 1935 he became an executive of the PDP. From 1934 until the eve of World War II he contributed articles on international politics to the ''Petit Démocrate'', ''La Croix'' and ''L'Aube''. These were Christian Democratic journals. ''Le Petit démocrate'' was the PDP organ, and ''L'Aube'' was directed by Francisque Gay. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jean Letourneau」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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