Jean-Paul Jauffret (born August 22, 1930, in Bordeaux) is a French businessman, politician and tennis player.
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. He ran the wine trading house CVBG-Dourthe-Kressmann and in 1981, he created the Vinexpo exhibition.
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. During the 2006 elections, he got a vote from the Socialist Party–Communist Party opposition.
In 1998, Jauffret relaunched the wine festival, that had been abandoned since 1909.
Recognition
President of the Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (Bordeaux Wine Inter-professional Council)
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). Member of the Bordeaux Wine Academy.
Sports
President of Guyenne's tennis league
Member of the Federal Arbitration Commission of the French Tennis Federation
Electoral mandates
1995–2008: Deputy mayor of Bordeaux, in charge of public finance and budget.