Gérard Rozenknop (born 23 January 1950 in Paris 19e), is a French

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. He was director-general of the ''

École nationale de l'aviation civile École nationale de l'aviation civile (; "National School of Civil Aviation"; abbr. ENAC) is one of 205 colleges (as of September 2018) accredited to award engineering degrees in Education in France, France. ENAC is designated as a grande école ...

'' (French civil aviation university) from 6 January 1999 to 28 November 2008.

Biography

Rozenknop studied at the

Lycée Condorcet The Lycée Condorcet () is a secondary school in Paris, France, located at 8, rue du Havre, in the city's 9th arrondissement. Founded in 1803, it is one of the four oldest high schools in Paris and also one of the most prestigious. Since its inc ...

, before graduating from the ''

École Polytechnique (, ; also known as Polytechnique or l'X ) is a ''grande école'' located in Palaiseau, France. It specializes in science and engineering and is a founding member of the Polytechnic Institute of Paris. The school was founded in 1794 by mat ...

'' (X 69) and the ''

'' (IAC 72). He began his career at the air transport department of the

Direction générale de l'aviation civile The Directorate General for Civil Aviation (, DGAC) is the French civil aviation authority. Its headquarters are in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, 50 Henry-Farman. It is subordinate to the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Ene ...

in 1974. In 1977 he worked for ten years at the

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and then to

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( Asia - Pacific programs). In 1987 he was appointed Head of the aeronautics department of

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and in 1994 director of the ''direction régionale de l'aviation civile Sud-Est'' at

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. On 6 January 1999 he became director of the ''

'' (French civil aviation university), until 28 November 2008 and the nomination of his successor,

Marc Houalla Marc Émile Fouad Houalla (born 10 February 1961) is a French public servant. From 28 November 2008 to October 2017, he was the director-general of the ''École nationale de l'aviation civile'' (French civil aviation university). From November ...

.Décret du 27 novembre 2008 portant nomination du directeur de l'Ecole nationale de l'aviation civile - M. Houalla (Marc)

Bibliography

* Académie nationale de l'air et de l'espace and Lucien Robineau, ''Les français du ciel, dictionnaire historique'', Le Cherche midi, June 2005, 782 p. ()

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rozenknop, Gerard French aerospace engineers École Polytechnique alumni École nationale de l'aviation civile alumni Corps de l'aviation civile Corps des ponts 1950 births Living people Aviation in France Directors of the École nationale de l'aviation civile