Pierre-Christian Taittinger

Pierre-Christian Taittinger
Pierre-Christian Taittinger in 1974
Mayor of the 16th arrondissement of Paris
In office 19 March 1989 – 29 March 2008
Preceded by	Georges Mesmin
Succeeded by	Claude Goasguen
Member of the French Senate for Paris
In office 26 September 1977 – 24 September 1995
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office 29 August 1976 – 26 September 1977
President	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Prime Minister	Raymond Barre
Preceded by	Jean François-Poncet
Succeeded by	Jean-François Deniau
Secretary of State for the Interior
In office 12 January 1976 – 25 August 1976
President	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Prime Minister	Jacques Chirac
Succeeded by	Olivier Stirn
Personal details
Born	(1926-02-05)5 February 1926 Paris, France
Died	27 September 2009(2009-09-27) (aged 83) Versailles, France
Political party	RPR UMP
Relations	Jean Taittinger (half-brother)
Parent(s)	Pierre Taittinger Anne-Marie Mailly
Education	Collège Stanislas de Paris
Profession	Lawyer

Pierre-Christian Taittinger (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ kʁistjɑ̃ tɛtɛ̃ʒe]; 5 February 1926 – 27 September 2009) was a French politician, mayor of the 16th arrondissement of Paris between 1989 and 2008 and Senator for Paris between 1977 and 1995. After studying law he became a lawyer in 1947 and was elected as a municipal councillor for Paris in 1953 and remained so until his death in 2009.

He was the son of Pierre Taittinger founder of the champagne producing company Taittinger and the brother of Jean Taittinger both of whom were also politicians.