Michel d'Ornano (12 July 1924 – 8 March 1991) was a French industrialist and politician.

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Michel d'Ornano
Minister of Culture
In office 1977–1978
President	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Prime Minister	Raymond Barre
Preceded by	Françoise Giroud
Succeeded by	Jean-Philippe Lecat
President of the Regional council of Lower Normandy
In office 1983–1986
Preceded by	Léon Jozeau-Marigné
Succeeded by	René Garrec
President of the General council of Calvados
In office 1979–1991
Preceded by	Robert Bisson
Succeeded by	Anne d'Ornano
Mayor of Deauville
In office 1962–1977
Preceded by	Robert Fossorier
Succeeded by	Anne d'Ornano
Personal details
Born	(1924-07-12)12 July 1924 Paris, France
Died	8 March 1991(1991-03-08) (aged 66) Garches, France
Political party	UDF
Spouse	Anne de Contades ​ (m. 1960)​
Relations	Hubert d'Ornano (brother)
Children	Catherine d'Ornano Jean-Guillaume d'Ornano
Education	Lycée Carnot

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Count d'Ornano was born in Paris on 12 July 1924. He was a son of Count Guillaume d'Ornano, a co-founder of Lancôme in 1935 (which was acquired by L'Oreal in 1964). His younger brother was Count Hubert d'Ornano.^[1]

He was a descendant of both Marie Walewska and Philippe Antoine d'Ornano.

He was a founder of the perfume houses of Jean d'Albret and, with his brother Hubert, Orlane.^[2]

Count d'Ornano began his political career as mayor of Deauville in 1962. He served as president of the General Councils of both Calvados and Basse-Normandie before going on to represent the fourth district of Calvados in the Parliament of France; in that body he sat first as an Independent Republican and later with the Union for French Democracy. He served in numerous cabinet positions under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, including as Secretary of State for Ecology, the Minister of Culture, and Minister of Industry.^[2]

In September 1960, D'Ornano was married to Anne de Contades, a daughter of the Marquis de Contades of the Château de Montgeoffroy in Anjou, France, and the Marquise de la Rozière of San Ángel, Mexico. Her maternal grandmother was the Hon. Mrs. Fanny Lawrence Vernon of Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire, England.^[3] She was later installed as mayor of Deauville.^[4] They were the parents of Catherine d'Ornano and Jean-Guillaume d'Ornano.^[2]

Count d'Ornano died on 8 March 1991 in Garches after he was struck by a car near his home in the Paris suburb of Saint-Cloud.^[2] After his death, in 1991, she became president of the Regional Council of Calvados.