Michel Jobert (; 11 September 1921 – 25 May 2002) was a French politician of the left-wing

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orientation. He served as

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under

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, and as Minister of External Commerce under François Mitterrand. His tenure was marked, in part, by tense relations with the United States as he pursued French independence in the sphere of foreign relations. This policy at one point led a frustrated

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to call him "an idiot" and a "bad" foreign minister. Jobert died on 25 May 2002 in Paris, aged 80.

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1921 births 2002 deaths French Foreign Ministers Politicians of the French Fifth Republic Sciences Po alumni École nationale d'administration alumni People from Meknes Member of the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco {{France-diplomat-stub