# Roger Fauroux

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{{Short description|French politician (1926–2021)}}
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{{infobox officeholder
| name           = Roger Fauroux
| office         = [Minister of Industry and Regional Planning](/source/Minister_of_Industry_(France))
| term_start     = 12 May 1988
| term_end       = 15 May 1991
| president      = [François Mitterrand](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Mitterrand)
| prime_minister = [Michel Rocard](/source/Michel_Rocard)
| predecessor    = [Alain Madelin](/source/Alain_Madelin)
| successor      = [Dominique Strauss-Kahn](/source/Dominique_Strauss-Kahn)
| office2        = [Mayor](/source/Mayor_(France)) of [Saint-Girons](/source/Saint-Girons%2C_Ari%C3%A8ge)
| term_start2    = 1989
| term_end2      = 1995
| birth_date     = {{birth date|1926|11|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place    = [Montpellier](/source/Montpellier), [France](/source/France)
| death_date     = {{death date and age|2021|07|16|1926|11|21|df=yes}}
| death_place    = [15th arrondissement of Paris](/source/15th_arrondissement_of_Paris), France
| resting_place  = [Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais](/source/Les_Moutiers-en-Cinglais)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.landrucimetieres.fr/spip/spip.php?article6038|title=2021 - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs|website=www.landrucimetieres.fr}}</ref>
| spouse         = Marie Le Roy Ladurie
| education      = [Lycée Henri-IV](/source/Lyc%C3%A9e_Henri-IV)
| alma_mater     = [École normale supérieure](/source/%C3%89cole_normale_sup%C3%A9rieure_(Paris))<br>[École nationale d'administration](/source/%C3%89cole_nationale_d'administration)
}}

'''Roger Fauroux''' (21 November 1926 &ndash; 16 July 2021) was a French politician and civil servant who served as [Minister of Industry and Regional Planning](/source/Minister_of_Industry_(France)) from 1988 to 1991.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mort de Roger Fauroux, ancien PDG de Saint-Gobain et ministre de l'industrie sous François Mitterrand |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2021/07/17/mort-de-roger-fauroux-ancien-pdg-de-saint-gobain-et-ministre-de-l-industrie-sous-francois-mitterrand_6088590_823448.html |newspaper=[Le Monde](/source/Le_Monde) |language=fr |date=17 July 2021 |accessdate=17 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Fauroux, veilleur des grandes causes sociales |url=https://www.la-croix.com/Actualite/France/Roger-Fauroux-veilleur-des-grandes-causes-sociales-_NG_-2010-07-09-603738 |work=[La Croix](/source/La_Croix_(newspaper)) |date=9 July 2010 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Fauroux : industrie et politique |url=https://www.la-croix.com/Actualite/France/Roger-Fauroux-industrie-et-politique-_NG_-2010-07-09-603739 |work=La Croix |date=9 July 2010 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Fauroux grand'croix |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/03/29/2313679-roger-fauroux-grand-croix.html |newspaper=[La Dépêche du Midi](/source/La_D%C3%A9p%C3%AAche_du_Midi) |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Fauroux : " L'école prend trop peu en compte les qualités de chaque jeune " |url=https://www.la-croix.com/Actualite/France/Roger-Fauroux-L-ecole-prend-trop-peu-en-compte-les-qualites-de-chaque-jeune-_NP_-2011-05-23-617826 |work=La Croix |date=23 May 2011 |language=fr}}</ref>

Fauroux was born in [Montpellier](/source/Montpellier), [France](/source/French_Third_Republic).

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Category:Inspection générale des finances (France)
Category:Mayors of places in Occitania (administrative region)
Category:Politicians from Montpellier
Category:Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Category:French chief executives
Category:French recipients of the Legion of Honour

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