Jean Berthoin
Portrait of Minister Jean Berthoin
Minister of the Interior
In office
8 January 1959  27 May 1959
PresidentCharles de Gaulle
Prime MinisterMichel Debré
Preceded byÉmile Pelletier
Succeeded byPierre Chatenet
Personal details
Born(1895-01-12)12 January 1895
Enghien-les-Bains, France
Died25 February 1979(1979-02-25) (aged 84)
Paris, France
Political partyRadical Party

Jean Berthoin (January 12, 1895 in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise – February 25, 1979 in Paris) was a French politician. As Minister of National Education under Charles de Gaulle, he instituted a policy of compulsory education for all children, both French and foreign citizens, until the age of sixteen, building on the earlier reforms of 1936.[1] Implemented in 1959, this was known as the Berthoin Ordinance.[2] He also suggested that the baccalauréat be abolished, prompting a significant backlash in the Parisian press.[3]

Prior to World War II, Berthoin had been the director of national security (Sûreté) in the French Interior Ministry.[4]

References

  1. Lafon, Cathy (2019-07-01). "Education. Le saviez-vous ? Il y 63 ans, l'école devenait obligatoire jusqu'à 16 ans" (in French). ISSN 1760-6454. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  2. "The 'Berthoin Ordinance' on compulsory education, France, 1959 | SPLASH DB". splash-db.eu. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  3. "Education: Allons, Enfants . . ". Time. 1955-05-23. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  4. Scales, Rebecca P. (April 2010). "Subversive Sound: Transnational Radio, Arabic Recordings, and the Dangers of Listening in French Colonial Algeria, 1934–1939". Comparative Studies in Society and History. 52 (2): 384–417. doi:10.1017/S0010417510000083. ISSN 0010-4175. S2CID 146457530.


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