Michel Jobert (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl ʒɔbɛʁ]; 11 September 1921 – 25 May 2002) was a French politician of the left-wing Gaullist orientation. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Georges Pompidou, and as Minister of External Commerce under François Mitterrand.
Michel Jobert | |
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French Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 4 April 1973 – 28 May 1974 | |
President | Georges Pompidou |
Prime Minister | Pierre Messmer |
Preceded by | André Bettencourt |
Succeeded by | Jean Sauvagnargues |
Chief of Staff of President of France | |
In office 1969–1973 | |
President | Georges Pompidou |
Preceded by | Bernard Beck |
Succeeded by | Édouard Balladur |
Personal details | |
Born | Meknes, French protectorate in Morocco | 11 September 1921
Died | 25 May 2002 Paris, France | (aged 80)
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | Sciences Po, ÉNA |
His tenure was marked, in part, by tense relations with the United States as he pursued French independence in the sphere of foreign relations.[1] This policy at one point led a frustrated Henry Kissinger to call him "an idiot" and a "bad" foreign minister.[2] Jobert died on 25 May 2002 in Paris, aged 80.[3]
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