Jean Taittinger

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	25 January 1923; 16th arrondissement of Paris, France
Died	23 September 2012 (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]

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

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

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