Jacques Toubon
Jacques Toubon | |
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Toubon in 2023 | |
| 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 30 March 1993 – 11 May 1995 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Balladur |
| Preceded by | Jack Lang |
| Succeeded by | Philippe Douste-Blazy |
| Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | |
| In office 18 May 1995 – 2 June 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 |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Constituency | Île-de-France |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 June 1941 Nice, France |
| Political party | RPR UMP |
| Spouse | Lise Weiler (died 2021) |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po Lyon École nationale d'administration |
Jacques Toubon (born 21 June 1941) is a French right-wing politician who held several major national and Parisian offices. He served as Defender of Rights, the country's official ombudsman, from 2014 to 2020.