Joël Le Theule

Joël Le Theule
Minister of Defence
In office 2 October 1980 – 14 December 1980
President	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Prime Minister	Raymond Barre
Preceded by	Yvon Bourges
Succeeded by	Robert Galley
Personal details
Born	(1930-03-22)22 March 1930 Sablé-sur-Sarthe, France
Died	14 December 1980(1980-12-14) (aged 50) Saint-Brice, France
Political party	UNR RPR
Profession	Teacher

Joël Le Theule (pronounced [ʒɔ.ɛl lə tœl]; 22 March 1930 – 14 December 1980) was a French politician.

Early life

Joël Le Theule was born on March 22, 1930, in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, France.

Career

Le Theule joined the Union for the New Republic and later the Rally for the Republic, two defunct center-right political parties. He served as the mayor of his hometown, Sablé-sur-Sarthe, from 1959 to 1980. He served as a member of the National Assembly from 1958 to 1968, and from 1973 to 1978, representing Sarthe.

He served as the Minister of Overseas Territories from May 31, 1968, to July 12, 1968. He then served as Secretary of State for Information from July 10, 1968, to June 20, 1969. He later was appointed Minister of Transport April 5, 1978, to October 2, 1980. He also served as the Minister of Defence from October 2, 1980, to December 4, 1980.

Death

He died on December 14, 1980, in Saint-Brice, Mayenne.

Legacy

Centre technique de conservation Joël-le-Theule.

The Centre technique de conservation Joël-le-Theule of the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, located at the Château de Sablé, is named in his honour.