| Pierre Chassigneux | |
| Birth Name: | Pierre Claude Georges Chassigneux |
| Birth Date: | 1941 12, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Neuilly-sur-Marne, German-occupied France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Businessman Government official |
| Education: | Lycée Louis-le-Grand École nationale d'administration Sciences Po Faculty of Law of Paris |
| Office: | President of the Société des Autoroutes du Nord et de l'Est de la France |
| Term Start: | 2003 |
| Term End: | 2011 |
| Predecessor: | Pierre Chantereau |
| Successor: | Alain Minc |
| Office2: | Director of the |
| President2: | François Mitterrand |
| Term Start2: | 2 July 1992 |
| Term End2: | 19 May 1995 |
| Successor2: | Bertrand Landrieu |
| Term Start3: | 21 December 1988 |
| Term End3: | 1 July 1992 |
| Predecessor3: | Thierry Kaeppelin |
| Successor3: | Bernard Landouzy |
| Term Start4: | 2 May 1986 |
| Term End4: | 21 December 1988 |
| Predecessor4: | Louis Morel |
| Successor4: | Alain Bidou |
| Office5: | Director of the Direction centrale des renseignements généraux |
| Term Start5: | 16 November 1983 |
| Term End5: | 2 May 1986 |
| Predecessor5: | Paul Roux |
| Successor5: | Philippe Massoni |
| Term Start6: | 13 April 1982 |
| Term End6: | 16 November 1983 |
| Predecessor6: | Victor Béreaux |
| Successor6: | Mohamed Bengaouer |
Pierre Claude Georges Chassigneux (25 December 1941 – 22 January 2024) was a French businessman and government official.[1]
Born in Neuilly-sur-Marne on 25 December 1941, Chassigneux's parents were doctors.[2] He attended secondary school at the and the Lycée Louis-le-Grand before graduating from the Faculty of Law of Paris, Sciences Po, and the École nationale d'administration. After university, he joined the Ministry of the Interior in 1969 and became chief of staff to Bernard Couzier.[2]
Chassigneux was appointed secretary-general of Orne in 1976 and then Manche the following year. He became deputy chief of staff to Prefect of Police in 1980. He served as from 1982 to 1983, directed the Direction centrale des renseignements généraux from 1983 to 1986, served as from 1986 to 1988, and was from 1988 to 1992. From 1992 to 1995, he was Director of the under François Mitterrand.[2]
After Mitterrand left the Élysée Palace in 1995, Chassigneux served as president of the Association technique de l'importation charbonnière until 2001. There, he supervised the privatization of the . He joined the board of directors of Aéroports de Paris the day after the September 11 attacks with the objective of strengthening airport security.[3] In 2003, he became president of the Société des Autoroutes du Nord et de l'Est de la France (SANEF), succeeding Pierre Chantereau. He was also vice-president of the Association des sociétés françaises d'autoroutes et d'ouvrages à péages and treasurer of the .[2] In 2007, he became president of Taxis bleus, owned by his old acquaintance André Rousselet.[4] In December 2011, he ended his mandate as president of SANEF.[5] As president of Taxis bleus, he fought against the rise of the vehicle for hire industry during the 2010s.[6]
Pierre Chassigneux died on 22 January 2024, at the age of 82.[7]