Georges Kiejman
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| Born | 12 August 1932 |
| Died | 9 May 2023 (aged 90) |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Georges Kiejman (August 12, 1932–May 9, 2023) was a French lawyer and politician.[1]
Biography
[edit]Family
[edit]Georges Kiejman was the son of Alter Kiejzman, a tailor, and Brandla Czarnecka, both Polish Jews who came to France with their two children. Alter was born on February 11, 1896, in Garwolin. His father and sister were arrested and deported to Auschwitz. Alter was deported from the Drancy camp to Auschwitz on July 18, 1943, at the age of 47. Alter died there, but his sister Liliane survived. Georges, who took refuge with his mother in Loye-sur-Arnon, studied at the Saint-Amand-Montrond College and later at Lycée Voltaire in Paris. He worked various small jobs (such as a furrier and waiter) while pursuing law studies at the Sorbonne to become a lawyer. He specialized in public law and later focused on criminal law and intellectual property law.[2]
A charming dandy, known for his interest in actresses and beautiful women, he married Princess Laure de Broglie on October 1, 1983, his third marriage, with whom he had three children. He had previously married journalist Claude Schwab and actress Marie-France Pisier. He was also the cousin of pianist René Urtreger.[3]
Legal career
[edit]Georges Kiejman was admitted to the Paris Bar in December 1953 and won the eloquence cup for young lawyers in 1954. He was appointed Second Secretary of the conference in 1955. From 1962 to 1991, in civil cases, he represented several prominent publishers, including Gallimard, defending figures like Eugène Ionesco, Henry de Montherlant, and Albert Camus' heirs.[4]
In 1976, his first criminal case saw him defend Pierre Goldman, securing his acquittal for the murder of two pharmacists. Over the years, Kiejman represented various prominent clients, including Alain Caillol, François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Simone Signoret, and Yves Montand. He also took on high-profile cases, such as defending the American government in 1987 and representing the family of Malik Oussekine, a student killed during protests.[5]
He was involved in defending Charlie Hebdo in the 2007 trial over the Muhammad caricatures, leading to the newspaper's acquittal. Kiejman handled notable cases like the divorce between Nicolas Sarkozy and Cécilia Sarkozy and the defense of Roman Polanski in 2009. He also represented the heirs of François Mitterrand in a case regarding medical secrecy and worked on other significant defamation cases.[6][6][7][8][9]
Ministerial career
[edit]Kiejman served as Deputy Minister of Justice from October 1990 to May 1991, Deputy Minister of Communication (1991–1992), and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1992–1993). He was also part of the commission that revised the French Penal Code, which came into effect in 1994.
Political views and death
[edit]Kiejman sympathised with the left, but never ran for office. In 1990, he controversially questioned the need for a trial for [[René Bousquet, a former Vichy regime police chief.[10]
Georges Kiejman died on May 9, 2023, in Paris following a heart attack and was buried in Montparnasse Cemetery.
Honors
[edit]Kiejman was awarded the title of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor in 2014.
Publications
[edit]- 2019: Éloge de l'irrévérence, co-authored with Richard Malka.
- 2021: L’homme qui voulait être aimé, co-authored with Vanessa Schneider.
Filmography
[edit]- 1973 : Le Journal d'un suicidé de Stanislav Stanojevic : l'avocat (voix)
- 1976 : L'Assassin musicien de Benoît Jacquot
- 1978 : L'Exercice du pouvoir de Philippe Galland : R.P. Roumagne
- 2013 : L'Harmonie familiale de Camille de Casabianca : Maurice
- 2013 : Belle du Seigneur de Glenio Blonder : délégué français à la Société des Nations.
- 2017 : Numéro une de Tonie Marshall
- 2023 : Le Procès Goldman de Cédric Kahn : joué par Arthur Harari[11]
- 2013 : La Dernière Campagne de Bernard Stora : joué par Alain Libolt
- 2022 : Oussekine d'Antoine Chevrollier : joué par Kad Merad
References
[edit]- ^ "Georges Kiejman, avocat et ancien ministre, est mort". 9 May 2023 – via Le Monde.
- ^ "Georges Kiejman : « Malgré une enfance tragique, ma vie a connu une succession de bienfaiteurs »". 6 December 2020 – via Le Monde.
- ^ "Georges Kiejman". Le nouvel Economiste. 19 January 2006.
- ^ PERRIGNON, Judith. "Georges Kiejman, réépris de justice". Libération.
- ^ "Georges Kiejman: être aimé, le programme d'une vie". Le Figaro. 10 December 2021.
- ^ a b Tourancheau, Patricia. "Remords postbaron". Libération.
- ^ Smith, Stephen. "Après avoir été détenue arbitrairement pendant dix-neuf ans, elle était, depuis 1991, sous le coup d'une interdiction de quitter le Maroc. Une fille du général Oufkir déjoue la surveillance du roi Hassan II Maria-Inan Oufkir, 34 ans, fille de l'ancien homme fort du Maroc mort, comme «félon régicide», après une tentative de coup d'Etat en 1972 a quitté le royaume chérifien clandestinement jeudi dernier". Libération.
- ^ "Au cœur du procès de Roman Polanski en 1977". Le Figaro. 2 October 2009.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/world/europe/22polanski.html
- ^ "RENÉ BOUSQUET: MORT D'UN COLLABO". L'Express. 9 June 1993.
- ^ "Une légende vacille". L'Express. 1 May 2005.
