Olivier Dassault, Member of Parliament and son of Serge Dassault, victim of a fatal helicopter crash: Femme Actuelle Le MAG

The political world is in mourning. Sunday March 7, 2021, Olivier Dassault lost his life in a helicopter crash in Touques, between Deauville and Honfleur, report The Parisian and Europe 1. According to information from our colleagues, the pilot would also have died. Sad news confirmed by BFM TV which points out that the drama occurred in the afternoon. For now, no further details have been provided on the circumstances of the crash. Just minutes after the news of the death of the tireless politician and businessman "to serve our country", Emmanuel Macron reacted on Twitter. "Olivier Dassault loved France. Captain of industry, deputy, local elected official, reserve commander in the air force: Throughout his life, he never stopped serving our country, valuing its assets. His sudden death is a great loss. Thoughts of his family and loved ones ", wrote the President of the Republic on the social network. For her part, Valérie Pécresse, president (Free!) from the Ile-de-France region tweeted: "Great sadness at the news of the sudden disappearance of Olivier Dassault. A businessman, but also a renowned photographer, he had a passion for politics in his blood, rooted in his department of Oise. My warm thoughts to his family".

The 69-year-old son of industrialist Serge Dassault was a deputy for the Republicans of Oise. Born June 1, 1951 in Boulogne-Billancourt, the engineer by training is also a professional pilot. He joined the family group as Deputy Director of Europe Falcon Service and Director of Civil Aircraft Strategy for Dassault Aviation after the death of his grandfather Marcel Dassault in 1986. Like his famous father, the 361st world fortune according to the magazine Forbes first entered politics as an adviser to Paris in 1977 until 1989. Elected deputy for Oise in 1988, he reappointed in 1993 after leading the regional elections in 1992.

Olivier Dassault, passionate about music and photography

Finally, he left his post as first vice-president of the Picardy Regional Council for the Oise General Council the following year. After some political failures, he made his comeback in 2002 in the legislative elections which allowed him to become a deputy for the first constituency of the Oise, he was re-elected there in 2007 and 2012. Supporter of the reinstatement of the death penalty, he proposes a bill for this purpose "for the perpetrators of acts of terrorism" in parliament in 2004. Six years later, the one who is part of the UMP group in the National Assembly declares himself against the legalization of same-sex marriage. In 2017, he strongly supports the candidacy of Emmanuel Macron against Marine Le Pen during the in-between rounds.

In addition to being a businessman and a political figure, Olivier Dassault was also passionate about hunting, photography and music. He also composed the sound emblem of the National Assembly or even music for short films. He also published numerous works on the photo and regularly exhibited his work.

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