Louis-Paul Aujoulat
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Louis-Paul Aujoulat was a Cameroon
ian politician and missionary doctor. Following his long and illustrious political career he served as France's representative to the World Health Organization
.
. He completed his secondary education in Sidi-Bel-Abbes, where his father taught, before being educated at the Catholic University
in Lille (North) in 1928 to follow the Faculty
of Medicine course. In 1934, he completed his thesis, which was named the best in his faculty. With his doctorate of medicine, for the next two years he worked with a physiology professor named Legrand and lectured at the local nursing school.
He was married in 1936, after which he joined the Ad lucem Catholic medical foundation, with whom he founded a hospital in Efok, Cameroon. Aujoulat served as director of the foundation from 1936 to 1945.
(MRP) party and won a plurality. At the Palais Bourbon
, he was appointed Commissioner of overseas territories. Under this post, his most notable achievement was reorganizing the healthcare of the overseas territories. Aujoulat was reelelected on 10 November 1946 with 615 votes out of a total of 1201. Besides his other post, he was appointed member of the National Defense Commission.
Aujoulat assisted the UN General Assembly in 1946, as a counselor of the French delegation and intervenes on 13 December to approve trusteeship agreements in Togo and Cameroon. In November 1948, he abandoned the MRP, thus becoming an independent. Aujoulat was appointed Deputy Secretary of State for Overseas France from 29 October 1949 to 17 February 1950, then Secretary of State for Overseas France from 2 to 12 July.
In 1950, Dr. Aujoulat chaired the Economic Development Plan and Social Council and its implementing body, the Investment Fund (FIDES). He also led the Catholic Union of International Cooperation (UCCI) and the International Movement for Fraternal Union Among Races and Peoples (UFER). In the Act of 15 December 1952 he proposed to repeal forced labor, the establishment of basic workers' rights, labor protection and regulation of working conditions.
He was reelected again on 17 June 1951. He was also elected to Camerron's Territorial Assembly, a position he would hold for two years. In Paris, Dr. Aujoulat is appointed to the Board of Justice and Law, the Foreign Affairs Committee and that of industrial production and energy. He was the Minister for Public Health from 19 June 1924 to 3 September 1954, then Minister of Labor and Social Security until 23 February 1955.
. He died on 1 December 1973 in Paris.
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
ian politician and missionary doctor. Following his long and illustrious political career he served as France's representative to the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
.
Early life
Aujoulat was born on 28 August 1910 in Saïda, AlgeriaSaida, Algeria
-Location:Saïda is located in northwestern Algeria, on the southern slopes of the Tell Atlas mountain range situated on the northern fringe of the High Plateaus...
. He completed his secondary education in Sidi-Bel-Abbes, where his father taught, before being educated at the Catholic University
Université Catholique de Lille
Lille Catholic University is a private Catholic university located in Lille, France.-Institutional history:The university was founded in 1875...
in Lille (North) in 1928 to follow the Faculty
Faculty (university)
A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas...
of Medicine course. In 1934, he completed his thesis, which was named the best in his faculty. With his doctorate of medicine, for the next two years he worked with a physiology professor named Legrand and lectured at the local nursing school.
He was married in 1936, after which he joined the Ad lucem Catholic medical foundation, with whom he founded a hospital in Efok, Cameroon. Aujoulat served as director of the foundation from 1936 to 1945.
Political career
On 18 November 1945 Aujoulat ran for deputy of the National Assembly of France under the Popular Republican MovementPopular Republican Movement
The Popular Republican Movement was a French Christian democratic party of the Fourth Republic...
(MRP) party and won a plurality. At the Palais Bourbon
Palais Bourbon
The Palais Bourbon, , a palace located on the left bank of the Seine, across from the Place de la Concorde, Paris , is the seat of the French National Assembly, the lower legislative chamber of the French government.-History:...
, he was appointed Commissioner of overseas territories. Under this post, his most notable achievement was reorganizing the healthcare of the overseas territories. Aujoulat was reelelected on 10 November 1946 with 615 votes out of a total of 1201. Besides his other post, he was appointed member of the National Defense Commission.
Aujoulat assisted the UN General Assembly in 1946, as a counselor of the French delegation and intervenes on 13 December to approve trusteeship agreements in Togo and Cameroon. In November 1948, he abandoned the MRP, thus becoming an independent. Aujoulat was appointed Deputy Secretary of State for Overseas France from 29 October 1949 to 17 February 1950, then Secretary of State for Overseas France from 2 to 12 July.
In 1950, Dr. Aujoulat chaired the Economic Development Plan and Social Council and its implementing body, the Investment Fund (FIDES). He also led the Catholic Union of International Cooperation (UCCI) and the International Movement for Fraternal Union Among Races and Peoples (UFER). In the Act of 15 December 1952 he proposed to repeal forced labor, the establishment of basic workers' rights, labor protection and regulation of working conditions.
He was reelected again on 17 June 1951. He was also elected to Camerron's Territorial Assembly, a position he would hold for two years. In Paris, Dr. Aujoulat is appointed to the Board of Justice and Law, the Foreign Affairs Committee and that of industrial production and energy. He was the Minister for Public Health from 19 June 1924 to 3 September 1954, then Minister of Labor and Social Security until 23 February 1955.
Later life
Aujoulat ran for re-election on 2 January 1956, though he lost with 20529 votes out of a total of 158061. After this he abandoned parliamentary life, instead focusing on a career as France's representative to the World Health OrganizationWorld Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
. He died on 1 December 1973 in Paris.