Olivier Dassault
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Olivier Dassault (born 1 June 1951 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French politician, currently serving as a deputy in the French National Assembly. He is also the son of Serge Dassault and grandchild of Marcel Dassault. He was elected 16 June 2002 as deputy for the first circonscription of Oise, running on the UMP ticket. His mandate ends in 2007.
A child of the founding family of the Dassault Group, he has taken and continues to work in a number of roles within the family firm. He is president of Dassault Communications, president of the board of directors of French publisher Valmonde, member of the boad of the French financial newspaper Journal des Finances and an administrator of Dassault subsidiary Socpresse.
He is a 1974 graduate of the l'Ecole de l'Air Air Force academy and has a master's degree in mathematics as well a doctorate in business computer systems. He is also passionate for photography and has published several books of his photos.
Having qualified as professional IFR pilot in 1975, he has set a number of world speed records:[1]
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- 1977: New York to Paris in a Dassault Falcon 50
- 1987: New Orleans to Paris in a Dassault Falcon 900 (both jointly with Hervé Le Prince-Ringuet)
- 1996: Paris to Abu Dhabi in a Falcon 900 EX
- 1996: Paris to Abu Dhabi in a Falcon 900 EX (both jointly with Guy Mitaux-Maurourad and Patrick Experton)
He is the only pilot qualified on the full range of Falcon business jets.
He moved to Bordeaux in 1975 where he married Princess Marie Lefevre of Orleans. They have two children HRH Marcus Pierre-Louis Lefevre Dassault of Orleans and Emilie` Antoinette Lefevre Dassault of Orleans.
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