Jean-Claude Varanne

Jean-Claude Varanne, born on August 12, 1928, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, and died on April 25, 2008, in Blennes, was a journalist and politician of the far-right in France.

He was the publication director of National-Hebdo from 1993 until his death.

Biography After World War II, Varanne enlisted in French Indochina with a regiment of Moroccan riflemen. He left the army with the rank of master sergeant and was awarded the Croix de Guerre for Overseas Theatres of Operations (TOE).

He later worked as a sales agent and as the director of an archiving company before becoming a journalist. Initially, he contributed to Valeurs actuelles and Le Spectacle du Monde.

He then joined L'Agefi and was later appointed publication director of Le Crapouillot.

Varanne also presided over the press group SANH (Société Anonyme National-Hebdo) and the National Press Circle.

He died on April 25, 2008, at the age of 79 from a heart attack.