Jean-Claude Colliard (15 March 1946 – 27 March 2014) was a French academic and senior public servant. Colliard was born in

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. He graduated from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), and obtained a Ph.D. in law from the

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. He also held an

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in public law and political science. He was a member of the

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(from 1998 to 2007), and later was the chancellor of Université Panthéon Sorbonne Paris 1, France's top secondary institution. He was Chief of Staff for President

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from 1982 to 1988. He was chief of staff to

Laurent Fabius Laurent Fabius (; born 20 August 1946) is a French politician. A member of the Socialist Party (France), Socialist Party, he previously served as Prime Minister of France from 17 July 1984 to 20 March 1986. Fabius was 37 years old when he was a ...

, President of the National Assembly from 1988 to 1992. He was a recognized specialist in comparative government. He was director of the Department of Political Science at University Paris 1 – Panthéon-Sorbonne in 1995. He died on 27 March 2014, aged 68.

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1946 births 2014 deaths French political scientists Civil servants from Paris Lycée Henri-IV alumni Sciences Po alumni University of Paris alumni Academic staff of Pantheon-Sorbonne University Commanders of the Legion of Honour French male non-fiction writers Members of the Constitutional Council (France) {{France-academic-bio-stub