Jean-Claude Colliard
French academic and senior public servant
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Jean-Claude Colliard (15 March 1946 – 27 March 2014) was a French academic and senior public servant.[1]
Jean-Claude Colliard | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Constitutional Council | |
| In office 1998–2007 | |
| President | Jacques Chirac |
| Preceded by | Jacques Robert |
| Succeeded by | Guy Canivet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1946 |
| Died | 27 March 2014 (aged 68) Paris, France |
| Education | Lycée Henri-IV |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po University of Paris |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Colliard was born in Paris. He graduated from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), and obtained a Ph.D. in law from the University of Paris. He also held an agrégation in public law and political science.
He was a member of the Constitutional Council of France (from 1998 to 2007),[2] and later was the chancellor of Université Panthéon Sorbonne Paris 1, France's top secondary institution.[3] He was Chief of Staff for President François Mitterrand from 1982 to 1988.[4] He was chief of staff to Laurent Fabius, President of the National Assembly from 1988 to 1992.
He was a recognized specialist in comparative government. He was director of the Department of Political Science at University Paris 1 – Panthéon-Sorbonne in 1995. He died on 27 March 2014, aged 68.
