Bernard Lathière
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Bernard Lathière | |
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_-_53Fi2050_(Bernard_Lathière).jpg) Lathière in 1982 | |
| Chairman of the National Foreign Trade Center | |
| In office 1983–1992 | |
| Director of Air Transport | |
| In office 1968–1974 | |
| Inspector General of Finances | |
| In office 1957–1979 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1929 |
| Died | 27 June 1997 (aged 68) |
| Education | École Nationale d'Administration (Strasbourg) |
Bernard Lathière (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnaʁ latjɛʁ]; 4 March 1929 – 27 June 1997) was a French civil servant, politician, and businessman known for his contributions to French aviation.[1]
Lathière is considered one of the founding fathers of Airbus, along with Franz Josef Strauss, Henri Ziegler, and Roger Béteille, as he served as the first managing director of Airbus Industrie. He also served as the chairman of the Board of Directors of Aéroports de Paris from 1986 to 1992, and was a director at Sud Aviation and the Société Nationale Industrielle Aérospatiale.[2]
Outside of aviation, he also served as Inspector General of Finance and Chairman of the National Foreign Trade Center of France.[1]
Bernard Lathière was born on March 4, 1929, in Calcutta, British Raj (now Kolkata, India).[3] He was the son of Jean Lathière, a Vichyssois politician from Limoges, and his wife Lucienne (née Fagneaux).[2][4] Bernard grew up speaking English, Bengali, Limousin Occitan, and French.[1]
He obtained a diploma from Paris Institute of Political Studies in 1953 and his legal license from Sorbornne University in 1954. He graduated from the École Nationale d'Administration in Strasbourg in 1955.[1][2] He married Odette Duport in 1957.[4]