How tall is Jacques Chirac?

Jacques Chirac's listed height was 189 cm (6'2"). He was taller than about 99% of men in France.

Where 189 cm sits among men in France

Taller than about 99% of men in France born in 1932 (average 171.1 cm).

About Jacques Chirac

Jacques Chirac, whose full name was Jacques René Chirac, was President of France from 1995 to 2007. He was born on 29 November 1932. He attended the École nationale d'administration, began his career as a high-level civil servant and entered politics shortly afterwards. He held senior positions including minister of agriculture and minister of the interior.

Chirac was Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988, and Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995. He ran unsuccessfully for president in 1981 and 1988 as the candidate of the Gaullist party Rally for the Republic. He was elected president in 1995 with 52.6 percent of the vote in the second round, beating Lionel Jospin, and won 82.2 percent in the second round of the 2002 election against Jean-Marie Le Pen.

Chirac stood a listed 189 cm (6'2"). He died on 26 September 2019. During his presidency he ended conscription in 1997 and reduced the presidential term from seven years to five through a referendum in 2000.

Frequently asked

How tall is Jacques Chirac in feet and inches? Jacques Chirac was 6'2" tall, which is 189 cm, 74.4 inches or 1.89 m.

Is Jacques Chirac tall for men in France? At 189 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in France born in 1932, whose average height is 171.1 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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