Jean-Marie Cavada (born 24 February 1940 in Épinal, Vosges) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the south-west of France. He is a member of the Union for French Democracy, which is part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, and chairs the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs .

He is also a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and a member of the delegation to the EU–Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Career

• University studies (1962)
• Journalist
• director for information with television companies (France 2, France 3, TF1) (1974-1982)
• Producer of information programmes (1987-1999)
• Chief executive officer of FR5 (education channel) (1994-1997)
• Chief executive officer of Radio France overseas (RFO) (1997-1998)
• Chief executive officer of the Radio France group (1998-2004)
• Administrator of the ENA (National College of Administration) (1993-1995)
• Member of the National Committee on Ethics (1993-1995)
• Administrator of ARTE France's Monitoring Council (1998-2004)
• Administrator, the French Press Agency (1998-2001)
• Administrator of the Châtelet National Theatre (1998-2004)
• Knight of the National Order of Merit
• Knight of the Legion of Honour
• Doctor honoris causa, Catholic University of Louvain

External links

• European Parliament biography
• Declaration of financial interests (in French; PDF file)