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Place of Birth: Belley, Auvergne-RhĂ´ne-Alpes, France
About Charles Millon
- Charles Marie Philippe Millon, born on 13 November 1945 in Belley, Ain, is a French politician.
- A member of the UDF, he was member of the French parliament for Ain and President of the RhĂ´ne-Alpes Regional Council.
- He was Minister of Defence from 1995 to 1997 in Alain Juppé's government, and led the highly sensitive reform on the professionalization of the armed forces.
- In 1998, in order to keep the presidency of the regional council, he agreed on being elected with votes from Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front and was subsequently expelled from the UDF.
- He then created his own party, called "The Right", aiming at federating French libertarians and conservatives, which met limited success.
- He ran in 2001 for Mayor of Lyon.
- He has been nominated in 2003 as France's ambassador to FAO, where he advocates for the development of Africa.
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