Daniel Hoeffel | |
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.jpg) Hoeffel in 2013 | |
| Member of theFrench Senate forBas-Rhin | |
| In office 2 October 1995 – 30 September 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Paul Hammann [fr] |
| Succeeded by | Roland Ries |
| In office 28 September 1981 – 29 April 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Paul Hammann |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Paul Hammann |
| In office 3 October 1977 – 5 May 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Michel Kauffmann [fr] |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Paul Hammann |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 2 October 1980 – 2 May 1981 | |
| President | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
| Preceded by | Joël Le Theule |
| Succeeded by | Louis Mermaz |
| Member of theParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe | |
| In office 9 November 1995 – 8 November 2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Timothée Paul Hoeffel (1929-01-23)23 January 1929 Strasbourg, France |
| Died | 14 October 2025(2025-10-14) (aged 96) Strasbourg, France |
| Party | CDS UDF UMP |
| Education | Institut d'études politiques de Strasbourg |
Daniel Timothée Paul Hoeffel (French:[danjɛltimɔtepɔlɔfɛl]; 23 January 1929 – 14 October 2025) was a French politician of theCentre of Social Democrats (CDS), theUnion for French Democracy (UDF), and theUnion for a Popular Movement (UMP).[1]
Hoeffel was notably the son of politicianRobert Hoeffel [fr] and grew up in an Alsatian Protestant family.[2]
He served asMinister of Transport from 1980 to 1981 underthird government [fr] ofPrime MinisterRaymond Barre.[3] From 1995 to 2001, he represented France in theParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.[4] He representedBas-Rhin in theSenate from 1977 to 1978, 1981 to 1993, and 1995 to 2004.[5]
Hoeffel died inStrasbourg on 14 October 2025, at the age of 96.[6]