[1] After d'Estaing's victory in the 1974 French presidential election, he joined the Banque nationale de Paris, which was owned by the state at the time.
François Mitterrand's victory in the 1981 French presidential election caused Calvet's departure from the bank the following year.
In 1989, Calvet sued the newspaper Le Canard enchaîné for publishing his tax return sheet, which indicated a strong increase in revenues.
[2] The European Court of Human Rights condemned France for its lack of ability to maintain freedom of the press.
[4] During the 1997 French legislative election, Calvet ran for the Rally for the Republic party nomination in Haute-de-Seine's 5th constituency, but failed to gather support.