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Raymond Barre
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85th Prime Minister of France (1924-2007)
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Raymond Barre was a French economist, politician, and professor. Born in Saint-Denis, La Réunion, in 1924, he was educated at Sciences Po, the University of La Réunion, and the University of Paris. He studied under François Perroux and worked at Sciences Po and the University of Caen Normandy. Barre served as Prime Minister of France, European Commissioner for Economic Affairs, and member of the French National Assembly. He was also president and a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques.
A member of the Union for French Democracy, Barre was an Officer and Knight of the Legion of Honour. He authored 47 works, including *Elements d'analyse économique*, *Economie politique*, and *Facing the challenges of the nineties*. He spoke and wrote in French and was Catholic. Barre died of a myocardial infarction in the 5th arrondissement of Paris in 2007. He was buried at Montparnasse Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 47
Top works
- Elements d'analyse économique
- Economie politique
- Exposé de M. Barre, au Parlement Européen sur la situation économique de la Communauté au début de 1970, Strassbourg, 4 février 1970
- Économie politique
- Relations entre économies industrialisées et économies en transition ou en développement
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Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France
Raymond Octave Joseph Barre (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 under three presidents (Rey, Malfatti and Mansholt). He later served as Prime Minister under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing from 1976 until 1981. As a candidate for the presidency in 1988,…
Known for
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
- 10 mai 1981 : Changer la vie ? — Self (archive footage)2021
- L’enfer de Matignon — Self2008
- Sacrée soirée — Self1987
- L'Heure de vérité — self1982
- Reporters — Self1981
- Le Québec est au monde — self (Premier ministre de la France)1979
- Apostrophes — Self1975
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Key facts
- President
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
- Preceded by
- Jacques Chirac
- Succeeded by
- Pierre Mauroy
- Prime minister
- Himself
- Born
- Raymond Octave Joseph Barre , ( 1924-04-12 ) 12 April 1924, Saint-Denis , France
- Died
- 25 August 2007 (2007-08-25) (aged 83), Paris , France
- Party
- Independent , affiliated with UDF
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Saint-Denis
- Place of death
- 5th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- professor
- Position held
- chairperson
- Educated at
- University of Paris
- Employer
- University of Caen Normandy
- Political party
- Union for French Democracy
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Student of
- François Perroux
- Image
- Raymond Barre 1991.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- Commons category
- Raymond Barre
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1924-04-12
- date of death
- 2007-08-25
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Montparnasse Cemetery
- Commons gallery
- Raymond Barre
- candidacy in election
- 1988 French presidential election
- P10632
- Raymond Barre
- birth name
- Raymond Octave Joseph Barre
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Encyclopedic overview
The house where Raymond Barre was born in Saint-Denis, Réunion Raymond Octave Joseph Barre ( French: [ʁɛmɔ̃ baʁ]; 12 April 1924 – 25 August 2007) was a French politician and economist. He was a Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs under three presidents (Rey, Malfatti and Mansholt). He later served as Prime Minister under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing from 1976 until 1981. As a candidate for the presidency in 1988, he came in third and was eliminated in the first round. He was born in Saint-Denis, on the French island of Réunion, and then still a colony (it became an overseas department in 1946).
Career
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