Jacques Delors

Jacques Lucien Jean Delors (born July 20 1925, in Paris, France) is a French economist and politician, who served two terms as President of the European Commission from 1985-1995.

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In the 1940s-1960s, Delors held a series of posts in French banking and state planning. In 1969, he became an adviser to the Gaullist Prime Minister Jacques Chaban-Delmas. In 1974, Delors joined the French Socialist Party. He served in the European Parliament from 1979 to 1981. Under President Fran?ois Mitterrand, Delors served as Economics and Finance Minister from 1981-83, and Economics, Finance, and Budget Minister from 1983-84, during which time he helped to revive the French economy.

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

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In 1995, the members of the French Socialist party attempted to persude Delors to run for President of France. It was thought that he would have a very good chance of defeating either of the main Gaullist contenders ? ?douard Balladur and Jacques Chirac. However Delors declined to run and the eventual Socialist nominee, Lionel Jospin, was defeated in the presidential election by Chirac.

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