designated Head of the Inspection générale des finances within the Ministry of Finance until 2007, before subsequently being appointed Minister of State responsible for European Affairs in François Fillon's government. His mission was to make the necessary preparations for France's Presidency of the council of the European Union in the second half of 2008. At the conclusion of this assignment, Jean-Pierre Jouyet was then nominated by President Sarkozy on 14 November 2008 to become Chairman of the French securities regulator, the AMF, to replace Michel Prada, at the end of his non-renewable 5-year mandate, on 15 December 2008. Honorary President of the Club Témoin since 1999, and president of the Club Démocratie in 2000, he was to be one of the initiators and signatories of the petition which was to become known as "l'appel des Gracques" seeking an alliance between France's most important left wing party the Parti Socialiste and an important right wing party the UDF during the 2007 Presidential campaign. Director of Studies at IEP from 1981 to 1988, he was to be a lecturer in 1996 and 1997, before becoming Associate Lecturer in 2006. JP Jouyet has also been a member of the Board of the National Foundation of Political Sciences since 2006. He was master of Lectures at ENA in 1982, 2006 and 2007. He currently chairs a commission which is reviewing the system under which graduates are attributed posts within the French administration at the conclusion of their studies at the ENA. Chairman of the supervisory board of the Aspen Institute since 18 May 2010, Jean-Pierre Jouyet is also a member of The Scientific Committee of the Bosphore Institute and one of the Patrons of the Collège des Bernardins. Married to Brigitte Taittinger one of the grand daughters of Pierre Taittinger who founded the celebrated firm of champagne which bears his name. Brigitte Taittinger is herself the chair and CEO of Annick Goutal Perfumes. Bibliography He is the joint author with Philippe Mabille of Don't Bury France (N'enterrez pas la France) published in February 2007, before jointly penning with Sophie Coignard Une présidence de crises published in February 2009. He is also the author of Nous les avons tant aimés, published in February 2010. References 1954 births Living people Ambassadors of France to the United Kingdom Politicians of the French Fifth Republic Sciences Po alumni École nationale d'administration alumni Inspection générale des finances (France) Officiers