Jacques Camille Paris

Jacques Camille Paris (2 November 1902, Gaillac – 17 July 1953, Talence), was the first Secretary General of the Council of Europe from 11 August 1949 until his death. During the Second World War he was head of the Commissariat Général aux Affaires Etrangères for the French government in London and Algiers.He was appointed Executive Secretary of the French delegation which drew up the plans for the Council of Europe in 1948 and 1949. There is a street named after him in Bordeaux.

Jacques Camille Paris

Jacques Camille Paris (2 November 1902, Gaillac – 17 July 1953, Talence), was the first Secretary General of the Council of Europe from 11 August 1949 until his death. During the Second World War he was head of the Commissariat Général aux Affaires Etrangères for the French government in London and Algiers.He was appointed Executive Secretary of the French delegation which drew up the plans for the Council of Europe in 1948 and 1949. There is a street named after him in Bordeaux.