Raymond Barre

Raymond Barre
Prime Minister of France
In office
26 August 1976 – 22 May 1981
PresidentValéry Giscard d'Estaing
Preceded byJacques Chirac
Succeeded byPierre Mauroy
Mayor of Lyon
In office
25 June 1995 – 25 March 2001
Preceded byMichel Noir
Succeeded byGérard Collomb
Minister of the Economy and Finance
In office
27 August 1976 – 5 April 1978
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byJean-Pierre Fourcade
Succeeded byRené Monory
Minister of External Trade
In office
12 January 1976 – 25 August 1976
Prime MinisterJacques Chirac
Preceded byNorbert Ségard
Succeeded byAndré Rossi
European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs
In office
7 February 1967 – 5 January 1973
PresidentJean Rey
Franco Maria Malfatti
Sicco Mansholt
Preceded byRobert Marjolin
Succeeded byWilhelm Haferkamp
Personal details
Born
Raymond Octave Joseph Barre

(1924-04-12)12 April 1924
St-Denis, France
Died25 August 2007(2007-08-25) (aged 83)
Paris, France
Political partyIndependent

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]

References

  1. ↑ TF1, late evening news, 3 October 1980[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ 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.