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Michel Poniatowski | |
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 Michel Poniatowski (left) with Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba in 1976 | |
| Minister of State, Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 28 May 1974 – 29 March 1977 | |
| President | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
| Prime Minister | Raymond Barre Jacques Chirac |
| Preceded by | Jacques Chirac |
| Succeeded by | Christian Bonnet |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 5 April 1973 – 27 May 1974 | |
| President | Georges Pompidou |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Messmer |
| Preceded by | Jean Foyer |
| Succeeded by | Simone Veil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1922 Paris, France |
| Died | 15 January 2002 (aged 79) Le Rouret, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
| Political party | UDF |
| Spouse | Gilberte de Chavagnac |
| Children | Ladislas Poniatowski Isabelle Poniatowski Axel Poniatowski Bruno Poniatowski |
| Education | Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague |
| Alma mater | École nationale d'administration |
Michel Poniatowski (16 May 1922 – 15 January 2002) was a French politician, member of a legitimized line of Poland's princely Poniatowski family. He was a founder of the Independent Republicans and a part of the administration for President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. Poniatowski served as Minister of Health from 1973 to 1974 and Minister of the Interior in the Giscard d'Estaing government from 1974 to 1977. He was a founder and honorary president of the Union for French Democracy (Union pour la Démocratie Française, UDF).