Achille Peretti (13 June 1911 – 14 April 1983), was a French politician.^[1]

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Achille Peretti
President of the National Assembly
In office 25 June 1969[1] – 1 April 1973[1]
President	Charles de Gaulle Georges Pompidou
Preceded by	Jacques Chaban-Delmas[2]
Succeeded by	Edgar Faure[2]
Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine[2]
In office 1947[2]–1983[2]
Preceded by	Charles Metman
Succeeded by	Nicolas Sarkozy
Personal details
Born	(1911-06-13)13 June 1911[1] Ajaccio, France
Died	14 April 1983(1983-04-14) (aged 71)[1] Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

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Peretti was born in Ajaccio. A lawyer by profession, he was a member of the French resistance, and was in charge of security of Charles de Gaulle's government in Algiers.^[2]

After the war, Peretti pursued a business career. A member of the French parliament from 1958 to 1977,^[1] he became chairman of the National Assembly in 1969 when Jacques Chaban-Delmas was nominated as prime minister.^[2] After the right-wing coalition's narrow victory in the 1973 elections, he had to step down and was replaced by Edgar Faure.^[2]

Peretti was the mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine from 1947 until his death.^[2] He was succeeded by Nicolas Sarkozy who had become his political protégé.