François Lamoureux
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François Lamoureux was a prominent European civil servant whose influential career placed him at the centre of European integration
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and the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
François Lamoureux began his professional career in the legal service of the European Commission
in 1978. His ability was recognised by Commission Secretary-General Emile Noël, who led him to join the cabinet (personal staff) of Jacques Delors
in 1985.
There, he played a significant role in advancing European integration
as deputy director of the Commission President's cabinet, working on the Single European Act
and the Maastricht Treaty
.
After a short period in Paris
, as director of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Edith Cresson
, he returned to the Commission in Brussels
.
After a productive period working on the enlargement of the EU to include the countries of central and eastern Europe, he became Director-General
of the European Commission Directorate-General for Transport and Energy in 1999, and cooperated closely with Commissioner Loyola de Palacio
.
He died of cancer in the summer of 2006.
European integration
European integration is the process of industrial, political, legal, economic integration of states wholly or partially in Europe...
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A passionate advocate of European integration
Educated at the Lycée BuffonLycée Buffon
The lycée Buffon is a secondary school in the XVe arrondissement of Paris, bordered by boulevard Pasteur, the rue de Vaugirard and the rue de Staël. Its nearest métro station is Pasteur. Jean-Claude Durand is its current proviseur....
and the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
The Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
François Lamoureux began his professional career in the legal service of the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
in 1978. His ability was recognised by Commission Secretary-General Emile Noël, who led him to join the cabinet (personal staff) of Jacques Delors
Jacques Delors
Jacques Lucien Jean Delors is a French economist and politician, the eighth President of the European Commission and the first person to serve three terms in that office .-French Politics:...
in 1985.
There, he played a significant role in advancing European integration
European integration
European integration is the process of industrial, political, legal, economic integration of states wholly or partially in Europe...
as deputy director of the Commission President's cabinet, working on the Single European Act
Single European Act
The Single European Act was the first major revision of the 1957 Treaty of Rome. The Act set the European Community an objective of establishing a Single Market by 31 December 1992, and codified European Political Cooperation, the forerunner of the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy...
and the Maastricht Treaty
Maastricht Treaty
The Maastricht Treaty was signed on 7 February 1992 by the members of the European Community in Maastricht, Netherlands. On 9–10 December 1991, the same city hosted the European Council which drafted the treaty...
.
After a short period in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, as director of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Edith Cresson
Édith Cresson
Édith Cresson is a French politician. She was the first and so far only woman to have held the office of Prime Minister of France.- French Prime Minister :Cresson was appointed to the prime ministerial post by President François Mitterrand on 15 May 1991...
, he returned to the Commission in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
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After a productive period working on the enlargement of the EU to include the countries of central and eastern Europe, he became Director-General
Director-general
The term director-general is a title given the highest executive officer within a governmental, statutory, NGO, third sector or not-for-profit institution.-European Union:...
of the European Commission Directorate-General for Transport and Energy in 1999, and cooperated closely with Commissioner Loyola de Palacio
Loyola de Palacio
Loyola de Palacio y del Valle-Lersundi was a Spanish politician. She was one of the first women to rise to political prominence in Spain during the early years of democracy. She was a minister in the Spanish government from 1996 to 1998, and a member of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004...
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He died of cancer in the summer of 2006.