Jacques' parents are Jean Oudin, ambassador of France, and Sophie Yablonska-Oudin, Ukrainian travel writer and photographer.

Jacques was born on 7 October 1939, in Da Nang, when his father served in French diplomatic corps.

Jacques Oudin was member of the Senate of France from 1986 to 2004, representing the department of Vendée.

[1] Jacques Oudin is a graduate of HEC Paris, Sciences Po and ENA.

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