Jean-Marcel Jeanneney
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Jean-Marcel Jeanneney was a minister in various French governments in the 1950s and 60s, as well as France's first ambassador to Algeria
in the immediate aftermath of the Algerian War. Born in Paris, he has been a professor of economics and is the founder of the Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Economiques.
The only son of Jules Jeanneney
(a deputy in the French National Assembly
, president of the French Senate
, and Minister of State in Charles de Gaulle
's post-WWII provisional government), Jean-Marcel Jeanneney graduated in economics from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (better known as Sciences Po). He taught at universities in Dijon
and Grenoble
in the late 1930s.
Jeanneney was his father's Chief of Staff during the provisional government (1944–1946). In 1958, the younger Jeanneney was appointed by Jacques Rueff
to the Rueff-Pinay committee, a group of experts on economic reform whose ultimate product, the Rueff-Pinay plan, lowered French tariffs, returned the French franc
to full convertibility after re-evaluating it, and reformed financial markets.
Jeanneney was Minister of Industry in the Michel Debré
government from 1959 to 1962, ending when he was appointed French ambassador and high commissioner
to Algeria
. He held this post for six months, immediately after Algeria gained independence from France. He served on a number of government committees between 1963 and 1966, and was Minister for Social Affairs from 1966 to 1968. Jeanneney was elected in 1968 to the National Assembly
as a deputy for Isère
, running with the UDR
and defeating the incumbent Pierre Mendès-France
. He resigned his seat shortly afterwards to become the Minister Responsible for Senate and Regional Government Reform for a year.
From 1965 to 1989, Jeanneney served in a number of posts in local government in Rioz
.
Jeanneney taught economics at the University of Paris I
from 1970 to 1989, becoming a director at the French Fondation nationale des sciences politiques (National Foundation for Political Science). He founded the Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Economiques (French Institute for the Study of Economic Conditions) in 1981 and was its president until 1989.
Jeanneney's son, Jean-Noël Jeanneney
(born 1942), is a well-known French politician and educator.
Jean-Marcel Jeanneney died in Paris, France on 17 September 2010.
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
in the immediate aftermath of the Algerian War. Born in Paris, he has been a professor of economics and is the founder of the Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Economiques.
The only son of Jules Jeanneney
Jules Jeanneney
Jules Émile Jeanneney was a French lawyer and politician.Jules Jeanneney was born in Besançon in the department of Doubs. His mother died soon after his birth, leaving his father, an auctioneer, to raise the child. Jeanneney said that he felt that his mother's death affected him greatly in later...
(a deputy in the French National Assembly
French National Assembly
The French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The upper house is the Senate ....
, president of the French Senate
French Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of France, presided over by a president.The Senate enjoys less prominence than the lower house, the directly elected National Assembly; debates in the Senate tend to be less tense and generally enjoy less media coverage.-History:France's first...
, and Minister of State in Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
's post-WWII provisional government), Jean-Marcel Jeanneney graduated in economics from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (better known as Sciences Po). He taught at universities in Dijon
Dijon
Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....
and Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
in the late 1930s.
Jeanneney was his father's Chief of Staff during the provisional government (1944–1946). In 1958, the younger Jeanneney was appointed by Jacques Rueff
Jacques Rueff
Jacques Rueff was a French economist and adviser to the French Government.An influential French conservative and free market thinker, Rueff was born the son of a well known Parisian physician and studied economics and mathematics at the École Polytechnique...
to the Rueff-Pinay committee, a group of experts on economic reform whose ultimate product, the Rueff-Pinay plan, lowered French tariffs, returned the French franc
French franc
The franc was a currency of France. Along with the Spanish peseta, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra . Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money...
to full convertibility after re-evaluating it, and reformed financial markets.
Jeanneney was Minister of Industry in the Michel Debré
Michel Debré
Michel Jean-Pierre Debré was a French Gaullist politician. He is considered the "father" of the current Constitution of France, and was the first Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic...
government from 1959 to 1962, ending when he was appointed French ambassador and high commissioner
High Commissioner
High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
to Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
. He held this post for six months, immediately after Algeria gained independence from France. He served on a number of government committees between 1963 and 1966, and was Minister for Social Affairs from 1966 to 1968. Jeanneney was elected in 1968 to the National Assembly
National Assembly
National Assembly is either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries. The best known National Assembly, and the first legislature to be known by this title, was that established during the French Revolution in 1789, known as the Assemblée nationale...
as a deputy for Isère
Isère
Isère is a department in the Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France named after the river Isère.- History :Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné...
, running with the UDR
Union des Démocrates pour la République
The Union for the Defence of the Republic or Union of Democrats for the Republic , commonly abbreviated UDR, was a Gaullist political party of France from 1968 to 1976....
and defeating the incumbent Pierre Mendès-France
Pierre Mendès-France
Pierre Mendès France was a French politician. He descended from a Portuguese Jewish family that moved to France in the sixteenth century.-Third Republic and World War II:...
. He resigned his seat shortly afterwards to become the Minister Responsible for Senate and Regional Government Reform for a year.
From 1965 to 1989, Jeanneney served in a number of posts in local government in Rioz
Rioz
Rioz is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
.
Jeanneney taught economics at the University of Paris I
University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
Pantheon-Sorbonne University or Paris 1 is a university in Paris, France. With eight hundred years of excellence to build on, the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, a descendant of the Sorbonne and the Faculty of Law and Economics of Paris, is one of the largest universities in France today...
from 1970 to 1989, becoming a director at the French Fondation nationale des sciences politiques (National Foundation for Political Science). He founded the Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Economiques (French Institute for the Study of Economic Conditions) in 1981 and was its president until 1989.
Jeanneney's son, Jean-Noël Jeanneney
Jean-Noël Jeanneney
Jean-Noël Jeanneney is a French historian and politician, born on 2 April 1942 in Grenoble. He is the son of Jean-Marcel Jeanneney and the grandson of Jules Jeanneney, both important figures in French politics.-Education:...
(born 1942), is a well-known French politician and educator.
Jean-Marcel Jeanneney died in Paris, France on 17 September 2010.
External links
- Jean-Marcel Jeanneney (in French)
- Biographical Note at the Pompidou Association website (in French)