Jacques Toubon

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Jacques Toubon
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 1993–1995
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 1995–1997
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	(1941-06-21) 21 June 1941 (age 83) 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^[1]) is a right-wing French politician who held several major national and Parisian offices. He served as Defender of Rights (Ombudsman) between 2014 and 2020.^[2]