Raymond Barre
Raymond Octave Joseph Barre (French: [ʁɛmɔ̃ baʁ]; 12 April 1924 – 25 August 2007) was a French centre-right politician and economist. He was a Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs. He was Prime Minister under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing from 1976 until 1981.[1][2]
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| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 26 August 1976 – 22 May 1981 | |
| President | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
| Preceded by | Jacques Chirac |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Mauroy |
| Mayor of Lyon | |
| In office 25 June 1995 – 25 March 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Michel Noir |
| Succeeded by | Gérard Collomb |
| Minister of the Economy and Finance | |
| In office 27 August 1976 – 5 April 1978 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Fourcade |
| Succeeded by | René Monory |
| Minister of External Trade | |
| In office 12 January 1976 – 25 August 1976 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacques Chirac |
| Preceded by | Norbert Ségard |
| Succeeded by | André Rossi |
| European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs | |
| In office 7 February 1967 – 5 January 1973 | |
| President | Jean Rey Franco Maria Malfatti Sicco Mansholt |
| Preceded by | Robert Marjolin |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Haferkamp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raymond Octave Joseph Barre 12 April 1924 St-Denis, France |
| Died | 25 August 2007 (aged 83) Paris, France |
| Political party | Independent |
Raymond Barre Media
The house where Raymond Barre was born in Saint-Denis, Réunion
Raymond Barre standing next to Mother Tessa Bielecki and Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits during the 1989 World Economic Forum
References
- ↑ TF1, late evening news, 3 October 1980[dead link]
- ↑ Bernard, Ariane (27 August 2007). "Raymond Barre, 83, Former French Premier, Dies". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 1 December 2019.