Abel Bonnard

Abel Bonnard
Minister of National Education
In office
25 February 1942 – 20 August 1944
Prime MinisterFrançois Darlan
Pierre Laval
Preceded byJérôme Carcopino
Succeeded byRené Capitant
Member of the Paris Municipal Council
In office
16 December 1942 – 20 August 1944
Constituency16th arrondissement
Member of the National Council
In office
24 January 1941 – 20 August 1944
Appointed byPhilippe Pétain
ConstituencyAt-large
Personal details
Born(1883-12-19)19 December 1883
Poitiers, Vienne, France
Died31 May 1968(1968-05-31) (aged 84)
Madrid, Spain
Political partyFrench Popular Party
(1937–1941)
Groupe Collaboration
(1941–1944)
Alma materUniversity of Paris
Profession
Writing career
Period20th century
GenreAutobiography, essay, novel
Literary movementSymbolism
Notable awardsConcours général (1900)
GPLAF (1924)

Abel Jean Désiré Bonnard (19 December 1883 – 31 May 1968) was a French poet, novelist and politician.