Jean-Michel Gaillard (May 16, 1946, Pont-Sant-Esprit in Gard, France – July 19, 2005, Paris) was a high-ranking French official.
He was a student of the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud, where he received a doctorate in history.
As a politician he was a militant socialist, aligned with the likes of François Hollande and Ségolène Royal.
Before his death from cancer at the age of 59, he was counsel for the Academy of Television Arts.
During the presidency of François Mitterrand, he worked as a senior advisor at the Élysée Palace.