Pierre-Christian Taittinger

Pierre-Christian Taittinger
Pierre-Christian Taittinger in 1974
Mayor of the 16th arrondissement of Paris
In office
19 March 1989 – 29 March 2008
Preceded byGeorges Mesmin
Succeeded byClaude Goasguen
Member of the French Senate for Paris
In office
26 September 1977 – 24 September 1995
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office
29 August 1976 – 26 September 1977
PresidentValéry Giscard d'Estaing
Prime MinisterRaymond Barre
Preceded byJean François-Poncet
Succeeded byJean-François Deniau
Secretary of State for the Interior
In office
12 January 1976 – 25 August 1976
PresidentValéry Giscard d'Estaing
Prime MinisterJacques Chirac
Succeeded byOlivier Stirn
Personal details
Born(1926-02-05)5 February 1926
Paris, France
Died27 September 2009(2009-09-27) (aged 83)
Versailles, France
Political partyRPR
UMP
RelationsJean Taittinger (half-brother)
Parent(s)Pierre Taittinger
Anne-Marie Mailly
EducationCollège Stanislas de Paris
ProfessionLawyer

Pierre-Christian Taittinger (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ kʁistjɑ̃ tɛtɛ̃ʒe]; 5 February 1926 – 27 September 2009) was a French politician, mayor of the 16th arrondissement of Paris between 1989 and 2008 and Senator for Paris between 1977 and 1995.[1] After studying law he became a lawyer in 1947 and was elected as a municipal councillor for Paris in 1953 and remained so until his death in 2009.

He was the son of Pierre Taittinger founder of the champagne producing company Taittinger and the brother of Jean Taittinger both of whom were also politicians.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Pierre-Christian Taittinger on Sénat website". Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. ^ "L'ex-sénateur Pierre-Christian Taittinger est mort". Le Nouvel Obs (in French). Retrieved 2018-10-05.


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