Jean-François Deniau

Jean-François Deniau
Deniau in 1973
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
for Cher
In office
3 April 1978 – 6 May 1978
2 April 1986 – 14 May 1988
23 June 1988  21 April 1997
Preceded byRaymond Boisdé (1978)
Jacques Rimbault (1986)
Succeeded byHenri Moulle (1978)
Yves Fromion (1997)
Minister delegate to Administration Reforms
In office
3 April 1978  2 October 1980
PresidentValéry Giscard d'Estaing
Prime MinisterRaymond Barre
Preceded byJean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber (indirectly)
Succeeded byCatherine Lalumière
Minister delegate to External Trade
In office
3 April 1978  2 October 1980
PresidentValéry Giscard d'Estaing
Prime MinisterRaymond Barre
Preceded byAndré Rossi
Succeeded byMichel Cointat
Deputy Minister to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
26 September 1977  31 March 1978
PresidentValéry Giscard d'Estaing
Prime MinisterRaymond Barre
Preceded byPierre-Christian Taittinger
Succeeded byOlivier Stirn
Deputy Minister to the Minister of Agriculture
In office
27 February 1974  12 January 1976
PresidentValéry Giscard d'Estaing
Prime MinisterJacques Chirac
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byPierre Méhaignerie
Deputy Minister to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
12 April 1973  27 February 1974
PresidentGeorges Pompidou
Prime MinisterPierre Messmer
Preceded byAndré Bettencourt
Succeeded byJean de Lipkowski
European Commissioner for International Partnerships
In office
22 March 1972  5 January 1973
PresidentSicco Mansholt
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byClaude Cheysson
European Commissioner for External Relations
In office
1 July 1970  21 March 1972
PresidentFranco Maria Malfatti
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byRalf Dahrendorf
European Commissioner for Trade
In office
7 July 1967  30 June 1970
PresidentJean Rey
Preceded byJean Rey
Succeeded byRalf Dahrendorf
Personal details
Born(1928-10-31)31 October 1928
Paris, France
Died24 January 2007(2007-01-24) (aged 78)
Paris, France
Political party
Alma materSciences Po, ÉNA

Jean-François Deniau (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ fʁɑ̃swa dənjo]; 31 October 1928 – 24 January 2007) was a French politician, diplomat, essayist and novelist. Until 1998, he was a member of the Union for French Democracy (UDF).