Jean-Claude Paye
 Jean-Claude Paye    (civil servant) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 August 1934 Longué, Maine-et-Loire, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Sciences Po, ENA | ||||||||||||||||
| Parents | Lucien Paye | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Laurence Paye-Jeanneney | ||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Le Siècle | ||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Jean-Marcel Jeanneney | ||||||||||||||||
French civil servant who attended 2 Bilderberg meetings as Secretary-General of the OECD. President of Le Siècle.
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Jean-Claude Paye is a former French diplomat and civil servant who was Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 1984 to 1996, excluding a brief gap in 1994, where he attended the 1985 and [[1988]Bilderberg meeting]]s.
Background
He is the son of Lucien Paye, who was notably Minister of national Education and French Ambassador to China.
He is the son-in-law of the politician Jean-Marcel Jeanneney after marrying his daughter Laurence in 1963.
Education
After obtaining a law degree, he joined the Institute of Political Studies in Paris in his second year. He attended the Air Force school, and was then admitted to the National School of Administration on his first attempt.
Professional background Jean-Claude Paye became secretary of embassy in Algiers, then at the central administration of the Ministry of Foreign affairs[1].
He worked as chief of staff to Raymond Barre, then vice-president of the Commission of the European Communities (1967-1973) before returning to Foreign Affairs as secretary of the embassy in Bonn and then deputy director of the minister's office. He was then diplomatic advisor to Raymond Barre (1976-1979). At the same time, he was secretary general of the Interministerial Committee for European economic cooperation issues (SGCI).
He was director of Economic and Financial Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1979-1984)
He was then Secretary-General of the OECD (1984-1996)[2].
From that date until his retirement in 2000, he was State Councilor on extraordinary service.
In 2001, he became lawyer at the Gide Loyrette Nouel law firm. From 2005 to 2009, he was president of the think-tank Foundation for Political Innovation.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1985 | 10 May 1985 | 12 May 1985 | New York US Arrowwood of Westchester Rye Brook | The 33rd Bilderberg, held in Canada |
| Bilderberg/1988 | 3 June 1988 | 5 June 1988 | Austria Interalpen-Hotel Telfs-Buchen | The 36th meeting, 114 participants |
References
- ↑ Éric Kocher-Marboeuf, Le Patricien et le Général. Jean-Marcel Jeanneney et Charles de Gaulle 1958-1969. Volume II, Institut de la gestion publique et du développement économique, 2003
- ↑ OECD Annual Report, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1996 (
