Thierry Desjardins

Thierry Desjardins (born 1 October 1941) is a French reporter and pamphleteer, who works as a journalist for Le Figaro.

Career
Thierry Desjardins was born 1 October 1941 in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.

Desjardin entered the political service of Le Figaro in 1963, moved to the foreign service in 1966 and became a senior reporter from 1973 to 1981. After a short passage as editor of France-Soir from 1981 to 1983, he returned to Le Figaro as a senior reporter and became deputy editor from 1990 to 1993, and then general deputy director from 1993 to 2000.

Distinctions

 * 1975: Albert Londres Prize
 * 2000: Prix Louis-Pauwels
 * Officier de la Légion d’Honneur
 * Officier de l’Ordre national du Mérite.