Jacques Delors
French economist and politician (1925-2023) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 98
Jacques Lucien Jean Delors was a French politician who served as president of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995. Delors played a key role in the creation of the European single market, the euro and the evolution of the (then) European Economic Community (EEC) towards the modern European Union (EU).
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2024National tributeAward2023Died27 December 20232013Order of Merit of Baden-WürttembergAward2011Honorary Doctor of the Catholic University of ParisAward2006Global Economy PrizeAward2005Commander of the Legion of HonourAward1998Catalonia International PrizeAward1997Erasmus PrizeAward1995Robert Schuman MedalAward1994Honorary Doctorate of the University of SalamancaAward1990Four Freedoms Award - Freedom MedalAwardHonorary Doctor of the University of AntwerpAward1987Grand Cross of the Order of Prince HenryAward1986Grand Cross of the Military Order of ChristAward1985Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the CatholicAward1925Born20 July 1925
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Press conference (from left to right) with Danish minister of finance, Henning Christophersen, Dutch ministers Wim Kok, Hans van den Broek and Ruud Lubbers, after the European Council in Maastricht, 1991, which led to the 1992 Maastricht Treaty
Delors's casket being carried through the courtyard of the Invalides on 5 January 2024Awards
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France
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Academics
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Academic
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Lived 1925 to 2023 · aged 98
