Jean Berthoin

French politician

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Jean Berthoin
Portrait of Minister Jean Berthoin

Minister of the Interior
In office 8 January 1959 – 27 May 1959
President	Charles de Gaulle
Prime Minister	Michel Debré
Preceded by	Émile Pelletier
Succeeded by	Pierre Chatenet

Personal details
Born	(1895-01-12)12 January 1895 Enghien-les-Bains, France
Died	25 February 1979(1979-02-25) (aged 84) Paris, France
Political party	Radical Party

Jean Berthoin (January 12, 1895 in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise – February 25, 1979 in Paris) 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.^[1] Implemented in 1959, this was known as the Berthoin Ordinance.^[2] He also suggested that the baccalauréat be abolished, prompting a significant backlash in the Parisian press.^[3]

Prior to World War II, Berthoin had been the director of national security (Sûreté) in the French Interior Ministry.^[4]

References

^ Lafon, Cathy (2019-07-01). "Education. Le saviez-vous ? Il y 63 ans, l'école devenait obligatoire jusqu'à 16 ans" (in French). ISSN 1760-6454. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
^ "The 'Berthoin Ordinance' on compulsory education, France, 1959 | SPLASH DB". splash-db.eu. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
^ "Education: Allons, Enfants . . ". Time. 1955-05-23. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
^ Scales, Rebecca P. (April 2010). "Subversive Sound: Transnational Radio, Arabic Recordings, and the Dangers of Listening in French Colonial Algeria, 1934–1939". Comparative Studies in Society and History. 52 (2): 384–417. doi:10.1017/S0010417510000083. ISSN 0010-4175. S2CID 146457530.

Political offices
Preceded by André Marie	Minister of National Education 1954–1956	Succeeded by René Billères
Preceded by Jacques Bordeneuve	Minister of National Education 1958–1959	Succeeded by André Boulloche
Preceded by Émile Pelletier	Minister of the Interior of France 1959	Succeeded by Pierre Chatenet