Jean-Marc Varaut
Jean-Marc Varaut | |
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| Born | 18 February 1933 |
| Died | 26 May 2005 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Children | Alexandre Charles-Henri |
Jean-Marc Varaut (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃maʁk vaʁo]; 18 February 1933 – 26 May 2005) was a French lawyer who was elected in 1996 a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques.[1]
He was the lawyer of Maurice Papon in his 1997–1998 trial, a member of Philippe Pétain's Vichy government who collaborated with the Nazis in the deportation of Jews in the Gironde department.
His son Alexandre Varaut is a Member of the European Parliament.
Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour (1995)[2]
References
- ^ "Jean-Marc Varaut". Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques (in French).
- ^ "Décret du 14 avril 1995 portant promotion et nomination". Légifrance (in French).