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Olivier Dassault (French pronunciation: [ɔlivje daso]; 1 June 1951 – 7 March 2021) was a French politician and billionaire businessman, who served as a deputy in the National Assembly.
Olivier Dassault | |
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 Dassault in 2013 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for Oise's 1st constituency | |
| In office 21 June 2002 – 7 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Yves Rome |
| Succeeded by | Victor Habert-Dassault |
| In office 1988–1997 | |
| Succeeded by | Yves Rome |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1951 Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Died | 7 March 2021 (aged 69) Touques, Calvados, France |
| Cause of death | Helicopter crash |
| Political party | The Republicans |
| Spouses |
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| Relations | Laurent Dassault (brother) Victor Habert-Dassault (nephew) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Serge Dassault (father) Nicole Raffel (mother) |
| Alma mater | École de l'air |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  France |
| Branch/service | French Air and Space Force |
| Years of service | 1970s |
Early life and education
editBorn in Boulogne-Billancourt, he was the son of businessman and politician Serge Dassault and his wife Nicole (née Raffel), and the grandson of industrialist Marcel Dassault. Dassault graduated from École de l'air as a combat engineering officer and pilot in 1974. He was then a reserve member of the French Air Force.
Career
editIn June 2002, he was elected as deputy for the first circonscription of Oise, running on the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) ticket, the first to hold this office following the shift from Proportional Representation. He was re-elected in 2007.[1]
A scion of the founding family of the aerospace engineering company Dassault Group, he worked in a number of roles within the family firm. He was president of Dassault Communications, president of the board of directors of French publisher Valmonde (a former family property), member of the board of the French financial newspaper Journal des Finances and an administrator of Dassault subsidiary Socpresse.[citation needed]
In April 2020, his net worth was estimated to be US$4.7 billion.[2]
He was a 1974 graduate of the Air Force Academy (École de l'air) and held a master's degree in mathematics (1976) as well a doctorate in business management computing (1980). During his lifetime, he cultivated a passion for photography and published several books of his photographs. Dassault was also a composer and musician, and contributed scores for several movies in the late 1970s and early 1980s.[3]
Speed records
editHaving qualified as a professional IFR pilot in 1975, he set a number of world speed records:[4]
- 1977: New York to Paris in a Dassault Falcon 50
- 1987: New Orleans to Paris in a Dassault Falcon 900 (both jointly with Hervé Le Prince-Ringuet)
- 1996: Paris to Abu Dhabi in a Falcon 900 EX
- 1996: Paris to Singapore in a Falcon 900 EX (both jointly with Guy Mitaux-Maurouard and Patrick Experton)
Death
editDassault died on 7 March 2021 when the Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil helicopter he was in crashed in Touques in northwestern France. He was 69 years old. The pilot, the only other person on board, was also killed.[5][6][7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Olivier Dassault, France's 9th Richest Man, Dies In Helicopter Crash - SWFI". www.swfinstitute.org. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "#361 Olivier Dassault". Forbes.com. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Olivier Dassault". IMDb. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) - General Aviation World Records". Archived from the original on 6 December 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2006.
- ^ Laratte, Aubin; Laurent, Quentin (7 March 2021). "Olivier Dassault, député et fils de Serge Dassault, meurt dans un accident d'hélicoptère". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "French billionaire Olivier Dassault killed in helicopter crash". BNO News. 7 March 2021.
- ^ "French MP and billionaire Dassault dies in helicopter crash". BBC News. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "French billionaire politician Olivier Dassault killed in helicopter crash". The Times of India. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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