Michel Jobert

Michel Jobert
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	(1921-09-11)11 September 1921 Meknes, French Morocco
Died	25 May 2002(2002-05-25) (aged 80) Paris, France
Alma mater	Sciences Po, ÉNA

Michel Jobert (French: [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.

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]

Political offices
Preceded by André Bettencourt	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1973–1974	Succeeded by Jean Sauvagnargues
Preceded by Michel Cointat	Minister of External Commerce 1981–1983	Succeeded by Édith Cresson

References

1. Gfeller, Aurélie Elisa, 1977- (December 2014). Building a European identity : France, the United States, and the oil shock, 1973-1974 (First paperback ed.). New York. ISBN 978-1-78238-688-9. OCLC 898210833.
2. File:Nixon, Kissinger, George Shultz, William Simon - February 9, 1974(Gerald Ford Library)(1552661).pdf, p. 4
3. "Michel Jobert, 80, Minister Under Pompidou". The New York Times. 31 May 2002.