Guy Canivet

Guy Canivet

Member of the Constitutional Council of France
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 March 2007
President	Jean-Louis Debré
Preceded by	Jean-Claude Colliard
Personal details
Born	(1943-09-23) 23 September 1943 Lons-le-Saunier, France
Nationality	French
Alma mater	École Nationale de la Magistrature
Occupation	Magistrate

Guy Canivet (born 23 September 1943 in Lons-le-Saunier) is a French judge.

As of 2005, he is president of the Court of Cassation and as such is the highest judge in France.

On 22 February 2007, Jean-Louis Debré, president of the French National Assembly, appointed Guy Canivet to the Constitutional Council of France, replacing Jean-Claude Colliard.^[1]

Current members of the Constitutional Council of France

President of the council	Jean-Louis Debré (P)

former Presidents of the Republic	Giscard Chirac Sarkozy

members	Saint Marc (S) Canivet (A) Charasse (P) Haenel (S) Jospin (A) Bazy-Malaurie (A) Maestracci (P) Belloubet (S)

inactive, Chirac since March 2011, Sarkozy since January 2013 Nominated by: (P) President of the Republic • (S) president of the Senate • (A) president of the National Assembly

References

↑ Decision of appointment, 22 February 2007

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 9946089 LCCN: n98027363 ISNI: 0000 0001 0869 0745 SUDOC: 033823715 BNF: cb12464235j (data)

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