Christian Pineau (; 14 October 1904 – 5 April 1995) was a noted French Resistance fighter, who later served an important term as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1956 through 1958.
Life and career
Pineau was born in 1904 in Chaumont-en-Bassigny, Haute-Marne, France. In 1931 he joined the staff of the Bank of France, and later worked for the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas.