Jean Matouk Explained

Jean Matouk
Birth Date:18 June 1937
Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Place:Nîmes, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Economist
Banker
Professor

Jean Robert François Matouk (18 June 1937 – 24 or 25 October 2020) was a French economist, banker, and professor of economics.[1]

Biography

Born into a Lebanese Maronite Christian family, Jean's father, Henri, was a lawyer.[2] Jean studied at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand and obtained a diploma in physics,[3] a doctorate in economics, and an agrégation in economics. He was a professor of economics at the University of Montpellier 1, as well as in the Netherlands and Germany.[4] He served as President of Banque Chaix from 1982 to 1986, the Caisse nationale de l'énergie from 1988 to 1992, and the Société Marseillaise de Crédit from 1992 to 1996. Le Monde described him as a "theorist of socialist finance".[5] He regularly spoke on Europe 1 and wrote economic columns in numerous newspapers, including L'Obs and La Tribune.

Matouk joined the Socialist Party in 1972 and became a member of its executive committee in 1979.[6] In the 1970s, he served as a municipal councillor in Nîmes.[7] In 1981, along with Georgina Dufoix, he helped organize the presidential campaign of François Mitterrand in Gard.[8] He was an economic expert for the campaign.[9] That same year, he was also a legislative candidate in Gard's 1st constituency but was defeated by Émile Jourdan.[10]

In 2006, along with Jean-Paul Boré, Raymond Huard, and Claude Mazauric, Matouk founded the Cercle nîmois de réflexion critique, which ceased its activities in 2008. He was elected to the Académie de Nîmes in 2013 under the leadership of André Costabel.[11] He was also affiliated with the Grand Orient de France.[12]

In 1984, Matouk married Marie-Françoise Cazes, President of the Association culturelle et humanité.[13] [14] Cazes died in 2020.[15] Jean Matouk died of COVID-19 in Nîmes sometime during the overnight hours between 24–25 October 2020, at the age of 83.[16]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jean Matouk inhumé samedi. 26 October 2020. France Bleu. French.
  2. Web site: Qui sommes-nous. Union des jeunes avocats de Paris. French. 28 October 2020. 26 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026104509/http://www.uja.fr/qui-sommes-nous/. dead.
  3. Web site: CEUX QUI ARRIVENT BANQUES • Commissaires du gouvernement. 19 February 1982. Le Monde. French.
  4. Web site: Jean Matouk. L'Obs. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190513050642/http://www.nouvelobs.com/journaliste/152755/jean-matouk.html. 13 May 2019.
  5. Web site: PARMI CEUX QUI PARTENT MM. Pierre Vajda et Jean Matouk : des théoriciens de la finance socialiste. 4 September 1986. Le Monde. French.
  6. Web site: Jean-Pierre Aubert et Jean Matouk, futurs présidents du groupe CIC et de la Marseillaise de Crédit. 22 June 1992. Les Echons. French.
  7. Web site: I. - UNE OPTION DIFFICILE POUR LE LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON. 16 September 1978. Le Monde. French.
  8. Web site: Mme Georgina Dufoix La fraîcheur et la ténacité. 4 June 1981. Le Monde. French.
  9. Web site: PDG en l'état Dans le renouvellement des patrons des entreprises nationalisées, le pouvoir a choisi la logique économique. 3 July 1992. Le Monde. French.
  10. Web site: GARD : M. Bastide, député sortant du P.S., n'est pas désigné.. 17 October 1977. Le Monde. French.
  11. Web site: Discours d'accueil de la présidente Michèle Pallier. 1 March 2013. Académie de Nîmes. French.
  12. Web site: NÎMES. Mort de Jean Matouk, ancien conseiller de François Mitterrand. 25 October 2020. La Gazette. French.
  13. Web site: Extrait de la fiche de Mme Marie-Françoise MATOUK. 8 July 2015. LesBiographies.com. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190512184754/http://www.lesbiographies.com/Biographie/Mme-Marie-Francoise-MATOUK,210820. 12 May 2019.
  14. Web site: Une Nîmoise dans les pas du Président Hollande en Haïti. 17 May 2015. Midi Libre. French.
  15. Web site: NIMES. Disparition de Marie-Françoise Matouk, fondatrice de l'APAM association d'aide aux haïtiens. 20 July 2020. La Gazette. French.
  16. Web site: Gard : Jean Matouk est décédé des suites du coronavirus. 25 October 2020. Midi Libre. French.
  17. Web site: Décret du 31 décembre 2012 portant promotion et nomination. 1 January 2013. Légifrance. French.

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