Loïc Hennekinne

French diplomat
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroFrench diplomat
PlacesFrance
wasDiplomat
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth20 September 1940, Caudéran, Bordeaux, Urban Community of Bordeaux, France
Death18 April 20209th arrondissement of Paris, Paris, Seine, France (aged 79 years)
Star signVirgo
Education
Sciences Po
École nationale d'administration(1964—1966)
Awards
Ambassadeur de France 
Commander of the Legion of Honour2007
Officer of the National Order of Merit1998
Officer of the Legion of Honour2001
Knight of the Legion of Honour1991
Knight of the National Order of Merit1981
The details

Biography

Loïc Hennekinne (20 September 1940 – 18 April 2020) was a French government official and diplomat.

Biography

Hennekinne studied at Sciences Po and the École nationale d'administration in Paris. He was arrested in 1962 for attending a meeting of Patrie en Progrès.

He was an advisor to French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas from 1988 to 1989, then a diplomatic advisor to President François Mitterrand from 1989 to 1991.

Hennekinne served numerous French ambassadorial roles, including in Indonesia, Japan, Canada, and Italy. He also served as Inspector General and Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

After the end of his public career, Hennekinne joined the Fondation Res Publica, founded by Jean-Pierre Chevènement, and was on its scientific council. He served as an advisor to Arnaud Montebourg during the 2017 French Socialist Party presidential primary on foreign policy issues.

Distinctions

  • Ambassadeur de France (1999)
  • Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite (1998)
  • Commander of the Legion of Honour (2007)
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