Jean-Pierre Chevènement

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Jean-Pierre Chevènement

Jean-Pierre Chevènement (born March 9, 1939 in Belfort) is a French politician.

The Chevènement family is from Swiss origin, and their original name, Schwennemann[link],was francised to Chevènement by the 18th century.

Chevènement's political positions may be described as left-wing and somewhat nationalist, which he describes as "republican". He is a eurosceptic.

On September 2, 1998, Chevènement underwent surgery to his gall bladder at the Val-de-Grâce military teaching hospital in Paris. He then had a grave accident due to allergy to the anesthetic: he went into a coma for 8 days, could leave the hospital only on October 22, and could not work in his ministry for 4 months. He then described himself as a "miracle of the Republic", thus the sometimes nickname of "Republican miracle".

In 2004, he established association for Foundation "Res Publica" which has the ambition of promoting 'republican model' (le modèle républicain) and making clear a long term political vision. Chevènement maintains, though, that Res Publica is not a foundation of a political party.

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