His political affiliation was the right-wing party Rally for the Republic (RPR) which merged to Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) in 2002.
He became a militant of the French Resistance in 1940 and was one of the founders of the Movement of Young Christian Fighters[1] (Mouvement des Jenues Chretiens Combattants) in 1943.
[1] He was first named Youth Delegate (Delegue des Jeunes) of the Provisional Consultative Assembly from 1944 to 1945 and then was appointment press attaché to the cabinet of General Charles de Gaulle from 1946 to 1947 where he began his political career.
His career as an appraiser began in 1952 at Hotel Drouot, in collaboration with Maurice Rheims, where he forged his reputation as an expert in antique furniture.
He continued to pursue his career as an appraiser throughout the years reconciling and harmonizing it with his political mandates and his family life.