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- Birth nameJacques Lucien Jean Delors
- Height5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)
- Jacques Lucien Jean Delors is a French politician who served as the 8th President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995. He served as Minister of Finance of France from 1981 to 1984. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1981. As President, Delors was the most visible and influential leader in European affairs. He implemented the policies that closely linked the member nations together and promoted the need for unity. He created a single market that made the free movement of persons, capital, goods, and services within the European Economic Community (EEC) possible. He also headed the committee that proposed the monetary union to create the Euro, a new single currency to replace individual national currencies. This was achieved by the signing of the Maastricht Treaty in 1992.
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- SpouseMarie Lephaille(1948 - June 5, 2020) (her death, 2 children)
- ChildrenJean-Paul Delors
- French left-wing politician (Socialist party). Father of Martine Aubry. Former French minister of economy and finance, and former president of the European Commission, he was the main architect of the 1992 European market unit.
- President of the European Commission (1985-1995).
- French minister of finance (1981-1984).
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