Jean Bassères (born 22 May 1960), is a French high ranking civil servant and former interim director of
Sciences Po
Sciences Po () or Sciences Po Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies (), is a public research university located in Paris, France, that holds the status of ''grande école'' and the legal status of . The university's unde ...
.
He previously served as the director general of
France Travail
France Travail (English: ''France Employment Agency''), previously Pôle emploi (; English: ''Employment Centre''), is a French governmental agency which registers unemployed people, helps them find jobs and provides them with financial aid.
Cr ...
from 15 December 2011 until 15 December 2023.
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Biography
Early life and education
A graduate of
Sciences Po
Sciences Po () or Sciences Po Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies (), is a public research university located in Paris, France, that holds the status of ''grande école'' and the legal status of . The university's unde ...
, Bassères went on to study at the
École nationale d'administration
The (; ENA; ) was a French ''grande école'', created in 1945 by the then Provisional Government of the French Republic, provisional chief of government Charles de Gaulle and principal co-author of the Constitution of France, 1958 Constitution M ...
from 1984 until 1986.
Professional life
On 26 March 2024, Bassères was named the interim director of the Institut d'études politiques de Paris (
Sciences Po
Sciences Po () or Sciences Po Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies (), is a public research university located in Paris, France, that holds the status of ''grande école'' and the legal status of . The university's unde ...
) and the interim administrator of
Fondation nationale des sciences politiques (FNSP).
He served until the appointment of
Luis Vassy
Luis Vassy (born 10 January 1980) is a French high ranking civil servant, diplomat, and director of Sciences Po.
He was the cabinet director to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs between July 2022 and July 2024. Prior to that he serv ...
on 20 September 2024.
References
1960 births
Living people
People from Perpignan
French civil servants
Sciences Po alumni
École nationale d'administration alumni