François Zimeray
François Zimeray is a lawyer, former politician, human rights activist and diplomat. Born on 4 July 1961, he was a Member of the European Parliament for the Party of European Socialists from 1999 to 2004. Former mayor of Petit-Quevilly, he served as President of the Greater Rouen - Normandy area from 2001 to 2008.
François Zimeray | |
|---|---|
| French Ambassador to Denmark | |
| In office 8 October 2013 – 6 July 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Ferrari |
| President of the Rouen Urban District Community | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 20 July 1999 – 19 July 2004 | |
| Chairman of the Greater Rouen Sanitation Syndicate | |
| In office 1995–2000 | |
| Departmental Councillor, Normandy | |
| In office 1994–1999 | |
| Chairman of the District and Community Environment Committee | |
| In office 1995–2001 | |
| Mayor of Petit-Quevilly; Vice-President of Greater Rouen-Normandy Area | |
| In office 1989–2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 4, 1961 France |
| Political party | Party of European Socialists (July 1999 - July 2004) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician |
| Awards | Prix Pierre Simon (2016) |
He was appointed on 13 February 2008 as French Ambassador-at-large for Human Rights by Nicolas Sarkozy and Bernard Kouchner. Zimeray served as the French Ambassador to Denmark from 2013 to 2018. He nearly lost his life in the 2015 Copenhagen shootings, Islamist terror attack on February 14, 2015, where he was targeted together with other activists.
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