Hubert Védrine
Hubert Védrine | |
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Védrine in 2006 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 4 June 1997 – 6 May 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Lionel Jospin |
| Preceded by | Hervé de Charette |
| Succeeded by | Dominique de Villepin |
| Secretary General to the President of France | |
| In office 17 May 1991 – 17 May 1995 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Preceded by | Jean-Louis Bianco |
| Succeeded by | Dominique de Villepin |
| Spokesperson of the President | |
| In office 24 May 1988 – 17 May 1991 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Preceded by | Michèle Gendreau-Massaloux |
| Succeeded by | Jean Musitelli |
| Diplomatic advisor to the President | |
| In office 24 May 1981 – 23 May 1988 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Preceded by | Jacques Blot |
| Succeeded by | Jean Musitelli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hubert Yves Pierre Védrine 31 July 1947 Saint-Silvain-Bellegarde, France |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po École nationale d'administration |
Hubert Yves Pierre Védrine (French: [ybɛʁ vedʁin]; born 31 July 1947) is a French retired senior civil servant and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1997 to 2002. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he was an advisor and later secretary general at the Élysée under President François Mitterrand. Following his retirement from politics, Védrine became an advisor at Moelis & Company.