Pierre-Olivier Lapie (2 April 1901 – 10 March 1994) was a French lawyer, politician, writer, and freedom fighter.

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Pierre-Olivier Lapie
Pierre-Olivier Lapie around 1936
Minister of National Education
In office 12 July 1950 – 11 August 1951
President	Vincent Auriol
Prime Minister	René Pleven
Preceded by	André Morice
Succeeded by	André Marie
Personal details
Born	(1901-04-02)2 April 1901 Rennes, France
Died	10 March 1994(1994-03-10) (aged 92) Paris, France
Political party	SFIO (1945–1958)
Other political affiliations	Independent (Social Gaullism) (1959–1994)
Education	Lycée Condorcet
Alma mater	Sciences Po

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In 1936, Lapie was elected deputy under the Popular Front but was mobilized into service at the outbreak of World War II in 1939. He took part in the Norwegian campaign in February 1940 before joining Free France.^[1] He was then appointed Governor of Chad in November 1940, succeeding Félix Éboué.^[2] In 1942, he obtained a command in the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion and served in Tunisia and Libya. He was reassigned as a Liaison to Britain in January 1943 before being appointed to the Provisional Consultative Assembly based in Algiers from October 1943 to August 1945.^[3]

In September 1945, he was elected a deputy of Nancy to the First Constituent Assembly under the SFIO. In 1946, he was then reelected to the newly created National Assembly where he held several portfolios until an electoral defeat in 1958. He then aligned himself with the Social Gaullists and represented France on various European bodies.