Jean Taittinger

Jean Taittinger
Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice
In office 5 April 1973 – 28 May 1974
President	Georges Pompidou
Prime Minister	Pierre Messmer
Preceded by	René Pleven
Succeeded by	Jean Lecanuet
Mayor of Reims
In office 15 March 1959 – 13 March 1977
Preceded by	Pierre Schneiter
Succeeded by	Claude Lamblin
Personal details
Born	(1923-01-25)25 January 1923 16th arrondissement of Paris, France
Died	23 September 2012(2012-09-23) (aged 89) Épalinges, Switzerland
Spouse	Corinne Deville
Relations	Pierre-Christian Taittinger (half-brother)
Parent	Pierre Taittinger
Education	Collège Stanislas

Jean Taittinger (25 January 1923 – 23 September 2012)^[1] was a French politician and member of the champagne producing Taittinger family.

Political career

Taittinger was Minister of Budget between 7 January 1971 and 5 April 1973. He also was Minister of Justice between 5 April 1973 and 28 May 1974.

Taittinger held the position of Mayor of Reims for 18 years, leaving the position in 1977.^[2]

Taittinger family business

He was the son of politician and businessman Pierre Taittinger.^[3]

References

1. "Champagne heir Jean Taittinger dies". Archived from the original on 18 January 2013.
2. "FRANCE: The Left at City Hall". Time Magazine. 28 November 1977. Archived from the original on 15 December 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
3. Campbell, Matthew (25 September 2005). "French tax exiles get to like boring Belgium". London: Times Online. Retrieved 26 August 2009.^{[dead link‍]}

External links

• Taittinger family website