About Jean Tavernier
Lived 1928 – 2020 (aged 92). Jean Tavernier was a French politician, radiologist and university teacher.
Jean Tavernier (6 March 1928 – 28 November 2020) was a French politician.
Biography After his studies at the Lycée Montaigne, Tavernier became a radiologist. He served as President of Bordeaux Segalen University from 1979 to 1989 and on the Aquitaine Regional Council starting in 1986. He became President of the council on 11 July 1988 after the resignation of Jacques Chaban-Delmas. He was succeeded by Jacques Valade in 1992.
Jean Tavernier died on 28 November 2020 at the age of 92.
Distinctions Officer of the Legion of Honour (1996), awarded by Prime Minister Alain Juppé.
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Who was Jean Tavernier?
French politician (1928–2020)
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Jean Tavernier was born on 6 March 1928 in Algiers.
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Jean Tavernier died on 28 November 2020 in Bordeaux.
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Jean Tavernier was a politician, radiologist and university teacher.
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Jean Tavernier was French.
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