Jean Chamant (23 November 1913 – 22 December 2010) was a French politician, judge and

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who served from 1977 to 1995.

Career

Chamant graduated from the Ecole Saint-Jacques and

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with a degree in law and began his career as a lawyer in 1937. Chamant assumed the title of judge in 1977.

Death

Chamant died in

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on 22 December 2010 at the age of 97.

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