François Roussely (9 January 1945 – 11 January 2023) was a French government official and magistrate.[1]

François Roussely
Secretary-General for the Administration of the Ministry of Armed Forces
In office
10 July 1991 – 14 January 1997
PresidentFrançois Mitterrand
Jacques Chirac
Preceded byYannick Moreau
Succeeded byJean-François Hebert [fr]
Chief Executive Officer of the Direction générale de la Police nationale
In office
31 May 1989 – 10 July 1991
Preceded byIvan Barbot
Succeeded byBernard Grasset [fr]
Personal details
Born(1945-01-09)9 January 1945
Belvès, Dordogne, France
Died11 January 2023(2023-01-11) (aged 78)
Égly, Essonne, France
Political partySocialist Party
EducationÉcole nationale d'administration
OccupationGovernment official
Magistrate

Biography

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After his studies at the École nationale d'administration, Roussely became an auditor in 1978 and subsequently became a referendum advisor at the Cour des Comptes in 1982 in the cabinet of Minister of the Interior Gaston Defferre. He held various positions in Defferre's successor, Pierre Joxe's cabinet as well, including his service as Chief Executive Officer of the Directorate General of National Police [fr] from 1989 to 1991 and as Secretary-General for the Administration of the Ministry of Armed Forces from 1991 to 1997.[2] Additionally, he served on the nuclear energy committee of the French Atomic Energy Commission from 1991 to 1997 and was director of the civil and military cabinet of Defense Minister Alain Richard from 1997 to 1998.

From 1998 to 2004, Roussely was president of Électricité de France and was later CEO of Credit Suisse in France until 2009. He also served as Vice-President of Credit Suisse in Europe.[3]

Roussely died on 11 January 2023, at the age of 78.[4]

Decorations

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References

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  1. ^ "François Roussely, ancien président d'EDF, est mort". Le Monde (in French). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. ^ "François Roussely". Munzinger Archiv (in German).
  3. ^ "François Roussely". Who's Who in France (in French).
  4. ^ Stiel, Nicolas (11 January 2023). "Pourquoi le nouveau PDG d'EDF Luc Rémont peut s'inspirer de François Roussely". Challenges (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
Business positions
Preceded by CEO of EDF
1998–2004
Succeeded by