Anne d'Ornano
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Anne d'Ornano | |
|---|---|
 Anne d'Ornano, Deauville, 1990 | |
| President of the General council of Calvados | |
| In office 1991–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Michel d'Ornano |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Léonce Dupont |
| Mayor of Deauville | |
| In office 1977–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Michel d'Ornano |
| Succeeded by | Philippe Augier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anne de Contades 7 December 1936 Paris, France |
| Political party | UDF |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Catherine d'Ornano Jean-Guillaume d'Ornano |
| Parent(s) | Arnaud de Contades Sonia Raoul-Duval |
Anne d'Ornano (née de Contades; born 7 December 1936) is a French politician.
Early life
[edit]Contades was born on 7 December 1936 in Paris. She is the daughter of the Arnaud de Contades, Marquis de Contades (1907–1975), of the Château de Montgeoffroy in Anjou, France, and Sonia Raoul-Duval, the Marquise de la Rozière (1912–1997), of San Ángel, Mexico.[1][2]
Her maternal grandparents were the Hon. Mrs. Fanny Lawrence Vernon of Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire, England (a daughter of the 7th Baron Vernon and American heiress Frances Venables-Vernon, Lady Vernon) and French polo player Maurice Raoul-Duval.[3] She was later installed as mayor of Deauville.[4]
Career
[edit]She was the President of the General Council of the French department of Calvados.[5] She has been President of the department since 1991. She was a member of the Union for French Democracy (UDF) until the UDF dissolved in 2007, and she did not join either of the UDF's claimed successors: the New Centre and the MoDem. Unlike most centrists, she supported Nicolas Sarkozy by the first round of the 2007 election, over UDF candidate François Bayrou. However, she is not a member of Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).
Upon the death of her husband, she succeeded as President of the General Council. She also succeeded him as Mayor of Deauville in 1977, a post she held until 2001 when she retired in favour of Philippe Augier.
Personal life
[edit]In September 1960, she married Count Michel d'Ornano, the eldest son of Count Guillaume d'Ornano.[3] They were the parents of Catherine d'Ornano and Jean-Guillaume d'Ornano.[6]
Honours
[edit]D'Ornano has been awarded the Legion of Honour, and is also a commandeur of the Ordre national du Mérite.
References
[edit]- ^ Valynseele, Joseph (1971). Les Say et leurs alliances: l'étonnante aventure d'une famille cévenole (in French). l'auteur, 8, rue Cannebière. pp. 127, 139. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ The Royalty, Peerage and Aristocracy of the World. Annuaire de France. 1967. p. 226. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Anne de Contades Prospective Bride". The New York Times. 1 August 1960. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Deauville's Countess Enjoys the View". The New York Times. 30 October 1965. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Anne d'Ornano applaudit le SM Caen". La Manche Libre. 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ "Count d'Ornano, 66, Ex-Minister in France". The New York Times. 9 March 1991. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- 1936 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Normandy
- Grand Officers of the Legion of Honour
- Commanders of the Ordre national du Mérite
- Mayors of places in Normandy
- People from Deauville
- Union for French Democracy politicians
- Women mayors of places in France
- 20th-century French women politicians
- 20th-century French politicians
- 21st-century French women politicians
- 21st-century French politicians