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French politician and official
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Jacques Toubon
Toubon in 2009
Defender of Rights
In office 17 July 2014 – 16 July 2020
President
François Hollande Emmanuel Macron
Preceded by
Dominique Baudis
Succeeded by
Claire Hédon
Minister of Culture
In office 1993–1995
President
François Mitterrand
Prime Minister
Édouard Balladur
Preceded by
Jack Lang
Succeeded by
Philippe Douste-Blazy
Minister of Justice
In office 1995–1997
President
Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister
Alain Juppé
Preceded by
Pierre Méhaignerie
Succeeded by
Élisabeth Guigou
Mayor of the 13th arrondissement of Paris
In office 1983–2001
Preceded by
None
Succeeded by
Serge Blisko
Personal details
Born
(1941-06-21) 21 June 1941 (age 82) Nice, France
Political party
RPR UMP
Alma mater
Sciences Po Lyon École nationale d'administration
Jacques Toubon (born 21 June 1941[1]) is a right-wing French politician who held several major national and Parisian offices. He has been serving as Defender of Rights (Ombudsman) between 2014 and 2020.[2]
^"Jacques Toubon has been elected as the new Ombudman of the Ombudsman-Institution "Le Défenseur des droits"". www.theioi.org (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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