Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Jacques RenÃ Chirac ( born 29 November 1932 in Paris ) was the President of the French Republic from 1995 until 2007 .
Simplified: Jacques RenÃ Chirac ( ; born 29 November 1932 ) is a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007 .