Jean-Marie Bockel

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Jean-Marie Bockel
Member of the French Senate for Haut-Rhin
In office 14 December 2010 – 30 September 2020
Preceded by	Jacques Muller
Succeeded by	Ludovic Haye
State Secretary of Justice
In office 23 June 2009 – 13 November 2010
President	Nicolas Sarkozy
Prime Minister	François Fillon
Preceded by	None
Secretary of State for Veterans' Affairs
In office 18 March 2008 – 23 June 2009
President	Emmanuel Macron
Prime Minister	François Fillon
Preceded by	Alain Marleix
Succeeded by	Hubert Falco
Minister Delegate for Development and Francophonie
In office 18 June 2007 – 18 March 2008
President	Nicolas Sarkozy
Prime Minister	François Fillon
Preceded by	Brigitte Girardin
Succeeded by	Alain Joyandet
Mayor of Mulhouse
In office 1989–2010
Preceded by	Joseph Klifa
Succeeded by	Jean Rottner
Personal details
Born	(1950-06-22) 22 June 1950 (age 74) Strasbourg, France
Political party	Modern Left

Jean-Marie Bockel (born 22 June 1950) is a French politician who has been serving as President Emmanuel Macron's Personal Envoy for Africa since 2024.^[1]

Earlier in his political career, Bockel served in several government positions, including as State Secretary of Justice (2009–2010), Secretary of State for Defence and Veterans (2008–2009) and Secretary of State for Cooperation and La Francophonie (2007–2008) in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon as well as Minister for Commerce (1984–1986) in the government of Prime Minister Laurent Fabius.

Bockel was a member of the French National Assembly from 1981, when he first stood as a Socialist Party candidate, and later served as a member of the Senate of France from 2004 to 2007 and again from 2010 to 2020.