Jacques Santer
Jacques Santer (born 18 May 1937 in Wasserbillig)[1] is a Luxembourgian politician.
Jacques Santer | |
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| 9th President of the European Commission | |
| In office 25 January 1995 – 15 March 1999 | |
| Vice President | Leon Brittan |
| Preceded by | Jacques Delors |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Marín |
| 20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
| In office 20 July 1984 – 26 January 1995 | |
| Monarch | Jean |
| Preceded by | Pierre Werner |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 10 June 1979 – 4 January 1995 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacques Louis Santer 18 May 1937 Wasserbillig, Luxembourg |
| Political party | |
| Spouse(s) | Danièle Binot (m. 1967) |
| Children | Patrick, Jérôme |
| Alma mater | |
He was finance minister of Luxembourg from 1979 until 1989. He was the 22nd Prime Minister of Luxembourg serving from 1984 to 1995. He was a member of the Christian Social People's Party, which has been the leading party in the Luxembourg government since 1979.
As Prime Minister of Luxembourg he also led the negotiations on the Single European Act, which effectively set aside the 20-year-old Luxembourg Compromise. He was the President of the European Commission from 1995 to 1999.
Jacques Santer Media
Jacques Santer, EPP Political Bureau 9 November 2006
References
- ↑ Thewes, Guy. "Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché depuis 1848." Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Service information et presse. Luxembourg: Imprimerie Centrale, 2011.
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