Jacques Delors

Jacques Delors

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1925-07-20 (98 years old)

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Jacques Lucien Jean Delors (born 20 July 1925) is a French politician who served as the 8th President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995. He served as Minister of Finance of France from 1981 to 1984. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1981. As President, Delors was the most visible and influential leader in European affairs. He implemented the policies that closely linked the member nations together and promoted the need for unity. He created a single market that made the free movement of persons, capital, goods, and services within the European Economic Community (EEC) possible. He also headed the committee that proposed the monetary union to create the Euro, a new single currency to replace individual national currencies. This was achieved by the signing of the Maastricht Treaty in 1992.


Born in Paris in a family originating from Corrèze, Delors first held in the 1940s through the 1960s a series of posts in French banking and state planning with the Banque de France. As a member of the French Confederation of Christian Workers, he participated in its secularization and the foundation of the French Democratic Confederation of Labour. In 1969, he became social affairs adviser to the Gaullist Prime Minister Jacques Chaban-Delmas, a move which was presented as part of Chaban's outreach to the centre-ground and first attracted media attention to Delors personally.


In 1957, Delors left the CFDT when he became a high government official to avoid conflicts of interests. In 1974 Delors joined the French Socialist Party, with other left-wing Christians. He was one of the rare members of the party to be openly religious, thus challenging its long-standing secular tradition of Laïcité. He served in the European Parliament from 1979 to 1981, becoming chairman of its Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, actively taking part in debates about economic, social and monetary policies. Under President François Mitterrand, Delors served as Economics and Finance Minister from 1981 to 1983, and Economics, Finance, and Budget Minister from 1983 to 1984. He advocated a pause in the social policies, a clear acceptance of the market economy, and an alignment with European social democracy. Critically, he held the line on France's membership of the European Monetary System (EMS), giving priority to monetary stability over left-wing spending priorities. Mitterrand flirted with the idea of naming him Prime Minister, but never made the appointment.


Delors became the President of the European Commission in January 1985. During his presidency, he oversaw important budgetary reforms and laid the groundwork for the introduction of a single market within the European Community. It came into effect on 1 January 1993 and allowed the free movement of persons, capital, goods, and services within the Community.


Delors also headed the committee that in early 1989 proposed the monetary union to create a new currency—the Euro—to replace individual national currencies. This was done in the 1992 Maastricht Treaty. ...


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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1925-07-20 (98 years old)

Birth Place
Paris, France

Religion
Roman Catholic

Children
Martine Aubry, Jean-Paul Delors

Father
Louis Delors

Mother
Jeanne Joséphine Rigal

Citizenships
France

Awards
German citizenship price, Erasmus Prize, Ernst Reuter Medal, Bavarian Order of Merit, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary, Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg, Honorary Citizen of Europe, Catalonia International Prize, Charlemagne Prize, Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru, Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class, Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain, honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Paris, Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ, doctor honoris causa of Keiō University, honorary doctorate of the University of Porto, honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Hans Böckler Preis, Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal, Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria, Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Robert Schuman Medal, Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, Global Economy Prize, Leonardo Award, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Grand-cross of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour


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