Jean Kaspar

Jean Kaspar is a French trade unionist .

The eldest of a family of six children, he began his professional life as an apprentice at the age of 14 by going down to the bottom of the mine at the Mines de Potasses d'Alsace.

In March 7 , 1977, he made himself known publicly by directing the occupation of the Schlumpf automobile museum in Mulhouse during the Schlumpf affair. Its rise is then rapid. At the head of the CFDT of Alsace, he succeeded Edmond Maire as general secretary of the CFDT in 1988 before giving way to Nicole Notat in 1992. He is the initiator of the "strategy of convergences" intended to bring together the reformist trade union organizations in France. In this perspective, it promotes convergence between the CFDT and the FEN.

He was then social counselor at the French Embassy in Washington from 1993 to 1996 5 . In 1997, he was beaten as DVG with 2.65% of the votes in the 6th constituency  of Haut-Rhin. He has been a consultant in social strategies and manager of “JK consultant” in Paris for 10 years .

He is also vice-president of the Observatoire social international and linked to Entreprise&Personnel , an HR club bringing together several large French companies, through a partnership contract. He is involved in various courses at the CNAM , Sciences Po Paris in the master's degree in human resources management, the IAE of Paris , the University of Haute-Alsace (UHA) and the University of Marne-La- Valley . He was coordinator for the ENA of a seminar on social dialogue (promotion Romain Gary 2003-2004). He is an adviser to theFoundation for Political Innovation.

He was a member of the Commission for the Liberation of French Growth, known as the “Attali Commission.”

In 2012, he was appointed Chairman of La Poste's Grand Dialogue Commission by Jean-Paul Bailly.

First opposition municipal councilor in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne (Yonne), he is now the first Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor in charge of economic development and sustainable development since July 5, 2020.