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Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 1984 to 1995

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Jacques Santer is a Luxembourgish politician, lawyer, and banker born in Wasserbillig in 1937. He is a member of the Christian Social People's Party and has held the positions of Prime Minister of Luxembourg, President of the European Commission, and Member of the European Parliament. His work locations have included Strasbourg, Brussels, and Luxembourg. Santer speaks German, English, Luxembourgish, and French, and identifies with the Catholic Church.

He received education at the Athénée de Luxembourg, University of Strasbourg, University of Amsterdam, and Sciences Po. Among his awards are the Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, the Robert Schuman Medal, the National Order of Faithful Service, and the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun.

Santer is the author of several works, including "EU- und EG-Vertrag" and various Commission programmes for 1996, 1997, and 1998. He also delivered an address to the Confederation of British Industry.

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Person · Open Library

Works
8

Top works

  • EU- und EG-Vertrag
  • Address by Jacques Santer, President of the Commission, to the European Parliament on the occasion of the investiture debate of thenew Commission
  • The Commission's programme for 1998, (COM(97) 517 final and SEC(97) 1852 final)
  • The Commission's programme for 1997, (COM(96) 507 final and SEC(96) 1819 final)
  • The Commission's programme for 1996, (COM(95) 512 final)

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Key facts

Vice president
Leon Brittan
Preceded by
Jacques Delors
Succeeded by
Manuel Marín ( Acting )
Monarch
Jean
Deputy
Jacques Poos
Prime minister
Pierre Werner , Himself
Constituency
Centre
Born
Jacques Louis Santer , ( 1937-05-18 ) 18 May 1937 (age 89) , Wasserbillig , Luxembourg
Party
Christian Social People's Party
Other political affiliations
European People's Party
Spouse
Danièle Binot ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 ) ​
Children
2, including Patrick
Alma mater
Sciences Po , University of Strasbourg

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Encyclopedic overview

Jacques Louis Santer (born 18 May 1937) is a Luxembourgish politician who served as president of the European Commission from 1995 to 1999 before resigning amidst allegations of corruption. He served as the finance minister of Luxembourg from 1979 until 1989, and as prime minister of Luxembourg from 1984 to 1995, as a member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), which was the leading party in the Luxembourgish government between 1979 and 2013. 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.

Career

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