Bernard-Claude Savy (1922–1997) was a French physician, publisher and politician.

Bernard-Claude Savy
Born(1922-09-01)September 1, 1922
DiedMay 28, 1997(1997-05-28) (aged 74)
Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Physician, publisher, politician

Early life

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Bernard-Claude Savy was born on September 1, 1922, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris.[1]

Career

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Savy was a physician[2] who also wrote several books about economic freedom.[2] He joined the Rally for the Republic, a center-right political party.[3] He founded Clubs Avenir et Liberté, a center-right political organization, in 1981.[3][4] The organization held meetings with center-right politicians like Alain Madelin, Charles Pasqua and Alain Juppé, and Jean-Marie Le Pen, the leading of the National Front.[4]

Meanwhile, Savy served as a member of the National Assembly from 1986 to 1988, representing Nièvre.[1] He admitted that he preferred winning with the support of the National Front than losing without it, adding both parties shared similar views.[4]

Savy founded Réformes et Liberté, a political organization headquartered in Paris, in 1994.[3] He served as the Deputy Mayor of Asnières-sur-Seine in 1995.[2] A year later, in 1996, he served as the Secretary General of Environnement et Santé, a non-profit organization which published Profils médico-sociaux and a supplement entitled Environnement et Santé.[3] The journal published articles which praised the Church of Scientology.[3]

Death

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He died of cancer on May 28, 1997, in Courbevoie, near Paris.[4]

Bibliography

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  • La Santé, un combat politique (Asnières-sur-Seine: Editions de l'Avenir, 1972, 240 pages).
  • Profils des temps présents avec 24 idées pour l'avenir (Asnières-sur-Seine: Editions de l'Avenir, 1983, 205 pages).
  • La Liberté demain (Paris: Albatros, 1985, 190 pages).
  • Le Prix de la liberté (Paris: Albatros, 1985, 125 pages).

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