in the European Parliament and, as Senator for Seine-Maritime, the French Senate's chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Armed Forces Commission, a post that he had already held between 1971 and 1973. In 1986 at the beginning of the first period of "cohabitation" in modern French politics (a President and Prime Minister from opposing parties sharing power) Chirac nominated Lecanuet as Foreign Minister, but President François Mitterrand vetoed the appointment, along with some of Chirac's other nominees. In 1968, he was elected Mayor of Rouen, a position he held for 23 years until his death. He dies of cancer on the 22nd of February 1993. References Sources Chaline (Nadine-Josette), Jean Lecanuet, Beauchesne, Paris, 2000. Priol (Philippe), Jean Lecanuet, le vol de l’albatros, Maître Jacques, Caen, 2001. |- |- 1920 births 1993 deaths Politicians from Rouen Popular Republican Movement politicians Democratic Centre (France) politicians Reformist Movement (France) politicians Union for French Democracy politicians French Ministers of Justice Deputies of the 2nd National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic French Senators of the Fifth Republic Senators of Seine-Maritime Deputies of the 5th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 8th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Candidates for President of France Lycée Pierre-Corneille alumni French Resistance members French Righteous Among the Nations