| Jacques Donnay | |
| Birth Date: | 1925 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Lille, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Party: | RPR |
| Office: | Member of the French Senate for Nord |
| Term Start: | 17 October 1999 |
| Term End: | 30 September 2001 |
| Office2: | Member of the European Parliament for France |
| Term Start2: | 19 July 1994 |
| Term End2: | 19 July 1999 |
| Office3: | President of the General Council of Nord |
| Term Start3: | 29 March 1992 |
| Term End3: | 22 March 1998 |
| Predecessor3: | Bernard Derosier |
| Successor3: | Bernard Derosier |
| Office4: | Member of the General Council of Nord |
| Term Start4: | 21 March 1982 |
| Term End4: | 22 March 1998 |
| Predecessor4: | Denise Ségard |
Jacques Donnay (7 January 1925 – 13 March 2024) was a French politician of the Rally for the Republic (RPR).[1]
Born in Lille on 7 January 1925, Donnay was elected president of the General Council of Nord in 1992.[2] In 1998, he did not seek re-election to his mandate in the . He was succeeded at the helm by socialist Bernard Derosier.[3] He also served as a member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 1999.[4] He replaced in the Senate after his death in 1999, serving until 2001.[5]
Passionate for tennis, Donnay was president of the Ligue de Flandres for 25 years. In January 2018, the commune of La Madeleine named their racquet center after him.[6]
Jacques Donnay died on 13 March 2024, at the age of 99.[7]