Édouard Balladur
Édouard Balladur (French: [e.dwaʁ ba.la.dyʁ]; born 2 May 1929) is a French politician. He served as Prime Minister of France from 29 March 1993 to 10 May 1995.[1]
Édouard Balladur | |
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| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 29 March 1993 – 10 May 1995 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Preceded by | Pierre Bérégovoy |
| Succeeded by | Alain Juppé |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 20 March 1986 – 12 May 1988 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Prime Minister | Jacques Chirac |
| Preceded by | Pierre Bérégovoy |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Bérégovoy |
| Secretary General of the Presidency | |
| In office 5 April 1973 – 2 April 1974 | |
| President | Georges Pompidou |
| Preceded by | Michel Jobert |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Beck |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1929 İzmir, Turkey |
| Political party | Union for a Popular Movement |
| Spouse(s) | Marie-Josèphe Delacour |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Senior official |
References
- ↑ Marsh, David (2011). The Euro. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 1956. ISBN 978-0-300-17390-1.
Chirac's appointee as finance minister - effectively No. 2 to the prime minister - was the prime, precisely-worded Edouard Balladur, born in Turkey of an Armenian family who emigrated to Marseille in the 1930s.
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