Jean-René Van der Plaetsen (born 9 August 1962) is a French journalist and writer.
[1] Born in Lubumbashi, Republic of the Congo (former Belgian Congo), Van der Plaetsen studied at the Lycée Janson-de-Sailly (Paris), the Collège Saint-François-de-Sales (Évreux) [fr] then at the Collège Saint-Sulpice (Paris).
He holds a law degree from the Paris Descartes University and is a former student of Sciences Po.
In January 2008, Alexis Brézet [fr], then promoted to managing editor of Le Figaro Magazine, brought him to the magazine and appointed him deputy managing editor, a position he still holds today.
We see the author of Atomised confiding in complete freedom on the most diverse subjects - and interacting with philosopher Alain Finkielkraut[3] and rock-star Iggy Pop.