Jean-Paul Jauffret

Jean-Paul Jauffret (born August 22, 1930, in Bordeaux) is a French businessman, politician and tennis player.[1][2]

For other uses, see Jauffret.
Jean-Paul Jauffret
Born (1930-08-22) August 22, 1930
Bordeaux, France
NationalityFrench
Other namesJPJ
OccupationVintner
Deputy mayor of Bordeaux
Known forTennis player
Businessman
President of CIVB
RelativesFrançois Jauffret (brother)
Loïc Courteau (nephew)
AwardsLégion d'honneur
National Order of Merit

Life and career

Jauffret became a world veteran team champion on multiple occasions, along with the French cadet champion in 1946.

He was one of the key figures in the world of Bordeaux wine during the second half of the twentieth century.[3] He ran the wine trading house CVBG-Dourthe-Kressmann and in 1981, he created the Vinexpo exhibition.[4][5][6]

In 1995, he became Alain Juppé's finance assistant at the Bordeaux town hall and helped the city of Bordeaux improve its financial situation and reduce its debt.[1] During the 2006 elections, he got a vote from the Socialist Party–Communist Party opposition.[7]

Jauffret relaunched the wine festival in 1998,[8] which had been abandoned since 1909.[9]

Recognition
  • 1981: Created the Vinexpo exhibition, a worldwide exhibition taking place every second year in the city of Bordeaux.
  • 1981–1996: President of Vinexpo.
  • 1995–2007: President of the mixed economy company Gaz de Bordeaux (Bordeaux Gas).[10]
  • Member of the Bordeaux Wine Academy.[11]

Sports

Electoral mandates
  • 1995–2008: Deputy mayor of Bordeaux, in charge of public finance and budget.

See also

References
  1. "Jean-Paul Jauffret". lesechos.fr (in French). January 28, 2003. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Villa Primrose Bordeaux – L'histoire de la Villa Primrose Bordeaux". www.villaprimrose.com. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. Kauffmann, Vladimir. "CVBG Dourthe-Kressmann : Bordeaux N°1". Revue Vinicole Internationale – RVI (in French). Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  4. "History | Dourthe". Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  5. Vincent Noce (November 17, 2000). "Sous le signe du tonneau". liberation.fr (in French). Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  6. Maurice Beaudoin (June 20, 2009). "Bordeaux : le rendez-vous des vins du monde entier". lefigaro.fr (in French). Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  7. Figaro, Le (October 1, 2006). "A Bordeaux, Juppé retrouve son fauteuil de maire". Le Figaro.fr (in French). Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  8. Noce, Vincent (November 1, 2000). "Sous le signe du tonneau". Libération.fr (in French). Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  9. Olivier Costa (December 15, 2005). "Un régime sectoriel, le territoire et le travail politique : le cas du Conseil interprofessionnel des vins de Bordeaux" (in French). Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  10. "Gaz de Bordeaux se repose sur la ville". www.20minutes.fr (in French). Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  11. Xavier Dorsemaine (October 24, 2012). "Les Jauffret, service gagnant". sudouest.fr (in French). Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  12. "André Marion". www.tcbordeaux.com (in French). Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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