Jean Tavernier

Jean Tavernier (6 March 1928 – 28 November 2020) was a French politician.^[1]

Jean Tavernier
President of the Aquitaine Regional Council
In office 11 July 1988 – 22 March 1992
Preceded by	Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Succeeded by	Jacques Valade
Regional Councillor of Aquitaine
In office 1986–1992
President of Bordeaux Segalen University
In office 1979–1989
Preceded by	Jacques Latrille
Succeeded by	Dominique Ducassou
Personal details
Born	6 March 1928 Algiers, French Algeria
Died	28 November 2020(2020-11-28) (aged 92) Bordeaux, France
Education	Lycée Michel-Montaigne
Occupation	Radiologist

Biography

After his studies at the Lycée Montaigne, Tavernier became a radiologist.^[2] 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.^[3] He was succeeded by Jacques Valade in 1992.

Jean Tavernier died on 28 November 2020 at the age of 92.^[4]

Distinctions

• Officer of the Legion of Honour (1996),^[5] awarded by Prime Minister Alain Juppé.