Pierre Mauroy
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Pierre Mauroy is a French Socialist politician and former Prime Minister
under François Mitterrand
(from 1981 to 1984). Mauroy also served as Mayor of Lille
from 1973 to 2001. Mauroy is currently emeritus mayor of Lille.
. A teacher, he led the Socialist Young Movement and the Technique Teaching Union in the 1950s. He became a leading figure in the Socialist federation of Nord département, which was among the third biggest of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) party and climbed quickly in the party. In 1966, he became number 2 of the party behind the secretary general, Guy Mollet
. Nevertheless, when Mollet resigned as leader in 1969, Alain Savary
was chosen to succeed him.
After the electoral disasters of 1968 and 1969, he was persuaded of the necessity to renew the party. In 1971, during the Epinay Congress
, he supported François Mitterrand
's advent and became the number 2 in the Socialist Party (PS). Two years later, he was elected as a deputy and Mayor of Lille.
Increasingly, Mauroy criticized the ejection of former SFIO members from the important functions in aid of Mitterrand's friends. In this, he formed an alliance with Michel Rocard
, the main opponent of Mitterrand, during the 1979 Metz Congress
. However, Mitterrand chose him as spokesperson during the 1981 presidential campaign
; after Mitterrand's election, he appointed Mauroy as Prime Minister.
Mauroy's government was a radical reforming one, implementing a wide range of social reforms including the reduction of the legal workweek from 40 to 39 hours, the lowering of the retirement age to sixty, and a rise in social welfare benefits. Entitlement to paid holidays was also extended from four to five weeks. During the Mauroy government’s first year in office, minimum pensions were increased by 38%, rent allowances by 50%, family allowances by 25% (50% for households with two children), and the minimum wage by 25%. Efforts were made to shift the burden of direct taxes away from lower income groups, while increases in the minimum wage gave the low paid a real increase in their living standards of about 15% in 1981–82. Unemployment benefits were also increased, together with the duration of time in which one could receive them.
Upon taking office, the Mauroy Government embarked upon an ambitious redistributive programme. The minimum wage went up in real terms by 11% between May 1981 and September 1982, while the minimum old age pension was increased by 30%. 800,000 elderly people were exempted from paying T.V. licenses, while 1.5 million were also exempted from local taxes. Between May 1981 and January 1983, family benefits were significantly increased, with the purchasing power of the 2,700,000 families with two children raised by 40%. These policies significantly improved the living standards of the less well off in French society, with poverty reduced during Mauroy’s term in office. Family allowances were increased by 81% for families with two children and by 49% for families with three children, while old-age pensions were raised by 300 francs a month for a single person and 3,700 francs for a couple. Altogether, the purchasing power of social transfers went up by 45% i n1981 and by 7.6% in 1982. Health care coverage was also extended, with health insurance benefits made more widely available to part-time employees and the unemployed. Efforts were also made to promote voluntary retirement at sixty, with a pension ranging upwards from 80% of the SMIC to 50% of a middle-management salary. Elderly people benefited greatly from the social and economic measures undertaken by the Mauroy Government, with the real income of pensioners rising by a quarter.
The harsh immigration statutes of the Giscard Government, while an immigration law was passed (1981) which not only limited the grounds for expelling foreigners, but also facilitated family reunions and amnestied 130,000 illegal immigrants. The anti-discriminatory Professional Equality Law (1983), which defined equality between men and women “in sweeping terms,” required all businesses to furnish statistics on the situation of women in the workplace. This legislation marked a new departure in anti-discriminatory efforts and, reinforced by a series of measures taken by the Rocard government in 1989, brought an end to wage differentials hidden by different job descriptions. Decentralising laws were also passed which transferred responsibilities for urban planning to municipalities and economic planning to the regions.
The Auroux laws (1982) increased the rights of trade unions and employees in the workplace, covering collective bargaining, representation, information, health and safety, and unfair dismissal. The Deferre law reduced the powers of the prefect, set up elected regional councils, and increased the powers of local government. The security court was abolished, and measures were introduced to control police harassment. Legal aid was extended, legislation was introduced which effectively combated discrimination against homosexuals, and the traditional powers of the juge d’instruction in the preparation of criminal cases was reduced. The Mauroy Government also did much to promote arts, culture, and education, as characterised by a tripling in real terms in state aid to the arts, a quadrupling of spending on public libraries, which led to the number of library loans growing by a third, and the removal of obstacles to cheaper book-retailing.
The incomes of the poorest sections of society were increased exponentially as a result of social security reforms and a 25% increase in the minimum wage. Allowances for the handicapped were also increased, while the right to deduct the cost of child care for all children under the age of three was introduced (a right later extended to include all children under the age of five in some cases.
Although the Mauroy government’s social policies helped to transform France into a more just society, its reflationary economic strategy (based on encouraging domestic consumption) failed to improve the French economy in the long term, with increases in the level of inflation as well as in the trade and budget deficits. This led Mauroy to advocate the abandonment of Socialist economic policies (which failed to reduce unemployment and inflation), a controversial "u-turn" which was ratified by President Mitterrand in March 1983, and a number of austerity measures were subsequently carried out. Failing to restrict the financing of private schools via the Savary Law, he resigned in 1984.
In 1988 he became First Secretary of the PS against the will of Mitterrand, who supported Laurent Fabius
. Until the end of his term, in 1992, he tried to appease the relations between the clans which composed the PS, notably during the very strained 1990 Rennes Congress
. He allied with the rocardien group and Lionel Jospin
's supporters, who came from the mitterrandist group.
President of the Socialist International
from 1992 to 1999, Senator since 1992, he left the Lille belfry in 2001. Considered a moral authority of the French Left, he supported the candidacy of Ségolène Royal
during the 2007 primary election.
Prime minister : 1981–1984.
Electoral mandates
European Parliament
Member of European Parliament
: 1979–1980 (Resignation).
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Nord (department) : 1973–1981 (Became Prime minister in 1981) / 1984–1992 (Elected senator in 1992). Elected in 1973, reelected in 1978, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1988.
Senate of France
Senator of Nord (department) : 1992–2011. Elected in 1992, reelected in 2001.
Regional Council
President of the Regional Council of Nord-Pas-de-Calais : 1974–1981.
Regional councillor of Nord-Pas-de-Calais : 1974–1981 / 1986–1988 (Resignation).
General Council
Vice-president of the General Council of Nord (department) : 1967–1973.
General councillor of Nord (department) : 1967–1973.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Lille
: 1973–2001. Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995.
Deputy-mayor of Lille
: 1971–1973.
Municipal councillor of Lille
: 1971–2008. Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001.
Urban community Council
President of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole
: 1989–2008. Reelected in 1995, 2001.
Vice-president of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole
: 1971–1989. Reelected in 1977, 1983.
Member of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole
: 1971–2008. Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001.
Political function
First Secretary (leader) of the Socialist Party (France)
: 1988–1992. Elected in 1988.
Changes
Changes
Prime Minister of France
The Prime Minister of France in the Fifth Republic is the head of government and of the Council of Ministers of France. The head of state is the President of the French Republic...
under François Mitterrand
François Mitterrand
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand was the 21st President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra, serving from 1981 until 1995. He is the longest-serving President of France and, as leader of the Socialist Party, the only figure from the left so far elected President...
(from 1981 to 1984). Mauroy also served as Mayor of Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
from 1973 to 2001. Mauroy is currently emeritus mayor of Lille.
Biography
Mauroy was born in CartigniesCartignies
-References:*...
. A teacher, he led the Socialist Young Movement and the Technique Teaching Union in the 1950s. He became a leading figure in the Socialist federation of Nord département, which was among the third biggest of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) party and climbed quickly in the party. In 1966, he became number 2 of the party behind the secretary general, Guy Mollet
Guy Mollet
Guy Mollet was a French Socialist politician. He led the French Section of the Workers' International party from 1946 to 1969 and was Prime Minister in 1956–1957.-Early life and World War II:...
. Nevertheless, when Mollet resigned as leader in 1969, Alain Savary
Alain Savary
Alain Savary was a French Socialist politician, deputy to the National Assembly of France during the Fourth and Fifth Republic, chairman of the Socialist Party and a government minister in the 1950s and in 1981, when he was nominated by President François Mitterrand as Minister of National...
was chosen to succeed him.
After the electoral disasters of 1968 and 1969, he was persuaded of the necessity to renew the party. In 1971, during the Epinay Congress
Epinay Congress
The Epinay Congress was the third national congress of the French Socialist Party , which took place on 11, 12 and 13 June 1971, in the town of Épinay-sur-Seine, in the northern suburbs of Paris...
, he supported François Mitterrand
François Mitterrand
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand was the 21st President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra, serving from 1981 until 1995. He is the longest-serving President of France and, as leader of the Socialist Party, the only figure from the left so far elected President...
's advent and became the number 2 in the Socialist Party (PS). Two years later, he was elected as a deputy and Mayor of Lille.
Increasingly, Mauroy criticized the ejection of former SFIO members from the important functions in aid of Mitterrand's friends. In this, he formed an alliance with Michel Rocard
Michel Rocard
Michel Rocard is a French politician, member of the Socialist Party . He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1988 to 1991, during which he created the Revenu minimum d'insertion , a social minimum welfare program for indigents, and led the Matignon Accords regarding the status...
, the main opponent of Mitterrand, during the 1979 Metz Congress
Metz Congress
The Metz Congress was the seventh national congress of the French Socialist Party which took place on 6, 7 and 8 April 1979...
. However, Mitterrand chose him as spokesperson during the 1981 presidential campaign
French presidential election, 1981
The French presidential election of 1981 took place on 10 May 1981, giving the presidency of France to François Mitterrand, the first Socialist president of the Fifth Republic....
; after Mitterrand's election, he appointed Mauroy as Prime Minister.
Mauroy's government was a radical reforming one, implementing a wide range of social reforms including the reduction of the legal workweek from 40 to 39 hours, the lowering of the retirement age to sixty, and a rise in social welfare benefits. Entitlement to paid holidays was also extended from four to five weeks. During the Mauroy government’s first year in office, minimum pensions were increased by 38%, rent allowances by 50%, family allowances by 25% (50% for households with two children), and the minimum wage by 25%. Efforts were made to shift the burden of direct taxes away from lower income groups, while increases in the minimum wage gave the low paid a real increase in their living standards of about 15% in 1981–82. Unemployment benefits were also increased, together with the duration of time in which one could receive them.
Upon taking office, the Mauroy Government embarked upon an ambitious redistributive programme. The minimum wage went up in real terms by 11% between May 1981 and September 1982, while the minimum old age pension was increased by 30%. 800,000 elderly people were exempted from paying T.V. licenses, while 1.5 million were also exempted from local taxes. Between May 1981 and January 1983, family benefits were significantly increased, with the purchasing power of the 2,700,000 families with two children raised by 40%. These policies significantly improved the living standards of the less well off in French society, with poverty reduced during Mauroy’s term in office. Family allowances were increased by 81% for families with two children and by 49% for families with three children, while old-age pensions were raised by 300 francs a month for a single person and 3,700 francs for a couple. Altogether, the purchasing power of social transfers went up by 45% i n1981 and by 7.6% in 1982. Health care coverage was also extended, with health insurance benefits made more widely available to part-time employees and the unemployed. Efforts were also made to promote voluntary retirement at sixty, with a pension ranging upwards from 80% of the SMIC to 50% of a middle-management salary. Elderly people benefited greatly from the social and economic measures undertaken by the Mauroy Government, with the real income of pensioners rising by a quarter.
The harsh immigration statutes of the Giscard Government, while an immigration law was passed (1981) which not only limited the grounds for expelling foreigners, but also facilitated family reunions and amnestied 130,000 illegal immigrants. The anti-discriminatory Professional Equality Law (1983), which defined equality between men and women “in sweeping terms,” required all businesses to furnish statistics on the situation of women in the workplace. This legislation marked a new departure in anti-discriminatory efforts and, reinforced by a series of measures taken by the Rocard government in 1989, brought an end to wage differentials hidden by different job descriptions. Decentralising laws were also passed which transferred responsibilities for urban planning to municipalities and economic planning to the regions.
The Auroux laws (1982) increased the rights of trade unions and employees in the workplace, covering collective bargaining, representation, information, health and safety, and unfair dismissal. The Deferre law reduced the powers of the prefect, set up elected regional councils, and increased the powers of local government. The security court was abolished, and measures were introduced to control police harassment. Legal aid was extended, legislation was introduced which effectively combated discrimination against homosexuals, and the traditional powers of the juge d’instruction in the preparation of criminal cases was reduced. The Mauroy Government also did much to promote arts, culture, and education, as characterised by a tripling in real terms in state aid to the arts, a quadrupling of spending on public libraries, which led to the number of library loans growing by a third, and the removal of obstacles to cheaper book-retailing.
The incomes of the poorest sections of society were increased exponentially as a result of social security reforms and a 25% increase in the minimum wage. Allowances for the handicapped were also increased, while the right to deduct the cost of child care for all children under the age of three was introduced (a right later extended to include all children under the age of five in some cases.
Although the Mauroy government’s social policies helped to transform France into a more just society, its reflationary economic strategy (based on encouraging domestic consumption) failed to improve the French economy in the long term, with increases in the level of inflation as well as in the trade and budget deficits. This led Mauroy to advocate the abandonment of Socialist economic policies (which failed to reduce unemployment and inflation), a controversial "u-turn" which was ratified by President Mitterrand in March 1983, and a number of austerity measures were subsequently carried out. Failing to restrict the financing of private schools via the Savary Law, he resigned in 1984.
Laurent Fabius
Laurent Fabius is a French Socialist politician. He served as Prime Minister from 17 July 1984 to 20 March 1986. He was 37 years old when he was appointed and is, so far, the youngest Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic.-Early life:...
. Until the end of his term, in 1992, he tried to appease the relations between the clans which composed the PS, notably during the very strained 1990 Rennes Congress
Rennes Congress
The Rennes Congress was the thirteenth national congress of the French Socialist Party . It took place from 15 to 18 March 1990....
. He allied with the rocardien group and Lionel Jospin
Lionel Jospin
Lionel Jospin is a French politician, who served as Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002.Jospin was the Socialist Party candidate for President of France in the elections of 1995 and 2002. He was narrowly defeated in the final runoff election by Jacques Chirac in 1995...
's supporters, who came from the mitterrandist group.
President of the Socialist International
Socialist International
The Socialist International is a worldwide organization of democratic socialist, social democratic and labour political parties. It was formed in 1951.- History :...
from 1992 to 1999, Senator since 1992, he left the Lille belfry in 2001. Considered a moral authority of the French Left, he supported the candidacy of Ségolène Royal
Ségolène Royal
Marie-Ségolène Royal , known as Ségolène Royal, is a French politician. She is the president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council, a former member of the National Assembly, a former government minister, and a prominent member of the French Socialist Party...
during the 2007 primary election.
Political career
Governmental functionsPrime minister : 1981–1984.
Electoral mandates
European Parliament
Member of European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
: 1979–1980 (Resignation).
National Assembly of France
Member of the National Assembly of France for Nord (department) : 1973–1981 (Became Prime minister in 1981) / 1984–1992 (Elected senator in 1992). Elected in 1973, reelected in 1978, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1988.
Senate of France
Senator of Nord (department) : 1992–2011. Elected in 1992, reelected in 2001.
Regional Council
President of the Regional Council of Nord-Pas-de-Calais : 1974–1981.
Regional councillor of Nord-Pas-de-Calais : 1974–1981 / 1986–1988 (Resignation).
General Council
Vice-president of the General Council of Nord (department) : 1967–1973.
General councillor of Nord (department) : 1967–1973.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
: 1973–2001. Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995.
Deputy-mayor of Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
: 1971–1973.
Municipal councillor of Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
: 1971–2008. Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001.
Urban community Council
President of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole
Urban Community of Lille Métropole
The Urban Community of Lille Métropole is the intercommunal structure gathering the commune of Lille and that part of the Lille metropolitan area that lies in France....
: 1989–2008. Reelected in 1995, 2001.
Vice-president of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole
Urban Community of Lille Métropole
The Urban Community of Lille Métropole is the intercommunal structure gathering the commune of Lille and that part of the Lille metropolitan area that lies in France....
: 1971–1989. Reelected in 1977, 1983.
Member of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole
Urban Community of Lille Métropole
The Urban Community of Lille Métropole is the intercommunal structure gathering the commune of Lille and that part of the Lille metropolitan area that lies in France....
: 1971–2008. Reelected in 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001.
Political function
First Secretary (leader) of the Socialist Party (France)
Socialist Party (France)
The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement...
: 1988–1992. Elected in 1988.
Mauroy's First Government, 22 May 1981 – 23 June 1981
- Pierre Mauroy – Prime Minister
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– Minister of External Relations - Charles HernuCharles HernuCharles Hernu was a French socialist politician, most notably serving as Minister of Defence from 1981 to 1985, until forced to resign over the bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand.-Biography:In 1946, Hernu studied at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium where he...
– Minister of Defense - Gaston DefferreGaston DefferreGaston Defferre was a French socialist politician.-Biography:Lawyer and member of the French Section of the Workers' International political party, he was a member of the Brutus Network, a Resistance Socialist group during World War II...
– Minister of the Interior and Decentralization - Jacques DelorsJacques DelorsJacques 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:...
– Minister of Economy - Pierre JoxePierre JoxePierre Joxe is a former French Socialist politician and has been a member of the Constitutional Council of France since 2001....
– Minister of Industry - Jean AurouxJean AurouxJean Auroux is a French politician. He served as Minister of Labour from 1981 to 1983, under former President François Mitterand.-Biography:He started his career as a school teacher, and became the Mayor of Roanne. In 2002, he was sued for corruption in his capacity as Mayor, but he was let go in...
– Minister of Labour - Maurice FaureMaurice FaureMaurice Faure at Azerat, Dordogne is a former member of the French Resistance and a former minister in several French governments....
– Minister of Justice - Alain SavaryAlain SavaryAlain Savary was a French Socialist politician, deputy to the National Assembly of France during the Fourth and Fifth Republic, chairman of the Socialist Party and a government minister in the 1950s and in 1981, when he was nominated by President François Mitterrand as Minister of National...
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– Minister of Veterans - Jack LangJack Lang (French politician)Jack Mathieu Émile Lang is a French politician. A member of the Socialist Party, he served as France's Minister of Culture from 1981 to 1986 and 1988 to 1992, and as Minister of Education from 1992 to 1993 and 2000 to 2002. He was also the Mayor of Blois from 1989 to 2000...
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– Minister of Environment - André HenryAndré HenryAndré Henry is a French politician. He served as Minister of Free Time from 1981 to 1983, under former President François Mitterand.-Biography:...
– Minister of Free Time - Louis MermazLouis MermazLouis Mermaz is a French politician. He became an ally of François Mitterrand in the late 1950s and in 1971 became a member of Mitterrand's staff in the French Socialist Party. From 1981 to 1986, he was president of the French National Assembly. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 1990 to...
– Minister of Transport and Equipment - Edmond HervéEdmond HervéEdmond Hervé is a French politician, a member of the Socialist Party and French senator since 2008. He was the mayor of Rennes from 1977 to 2008, succeeding Henri Fréville...
– Minister of Health - Roger QuilliotRoger QuilliotRoger Quilliot was a French politician. He served as Housing Minister from May 22nd to June 23rd 1981, under former French President François Mitterand. He was also a Socialist member of the French Senate for the Puy-de-Dôme from 1974 to 1981, then from 1983 to April 1998, and again from September...
– Minister of Housing - Georges FillioudGeorges FillioudGeorges Fillioud was a French politician. He was a member of the French gouvernment in charge of mass media from 1981 to 1986, under former President François Mitterand.-Biography:...
– Minister of Communication - Louis MexandeauLouis MexandeauLouis Mexandeau is a French politician. He served as Minister of the Postal Services from 1981 to 1986 under François Mitterand, and as Secretary for Veteran Affairs from 1991 to 1993.-Biography:...
– Minister of Posts - Michel RocardMichel RocardMichel Rocard is a French politician, member of the Socialist Party . He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1988 to 1991, during which he created the Revenu minimum d'insertion , a social minimum welfare program for indigents, and led the Matignon Accords regarding the status...
– Minister of Planning and Regional Planning - André DelelisAndré DelelisAndré Delelis is a French politician. He served as the Minister of Commerce and Craft Industry from 1981 to 1984, under former President François Mitterand.-Biography:...
– Minister of Commerce and Craft Industry - Michel JobertMichel JobertMichel Jobert was a French politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Georges Pompidou, and as Minister of External Commerce under François Mitterrand....
– Minister of External Commerce - Jean-Pierre ChevènementJean-Pierre ChevènementJean-Pierre Chevènement is a French politician. He was Minister of Defense from 1988 to 1991 and Minister of the Interior from 1997 to 2000. He was a presidential candidate in 2002 and since 2008 has been a member of the Senate....
– Minister of Research and Technology - Nicole QuestiauxNicole QuestiauxNicole Questiaux is a French politician. She served as the Minister of National Solidarity from 1981 to 1983, under former President François Mitterand.-Biography:...
– Minister of National Solidarity - Louis Le PensecLouis Le PensecLouis Le Pensec is a French politician. He is a member of the Socialist Party. Between 1973 and 1997, he was a member of the Parliament.Since 27 September 1998, he is a Senator of Finistère....
– Minister of the Sea
Mauroy's Second Government, 23 June 1981 – 22 March 1983
- Pierre Mauroy – Prime Minister
- Claude CheyssonClaude CheyssonClaude Cheysson is a French Socialist politician who served as Foreign Minister in the government of Pierre Mauroy from 1981 to 1984.-Career:...
– Minister of External Relations - Charles HernuCharles HernuCharles Hernu was a French socialist politician, most notably serving as Minister of Defence from 1981 to 1985, until forced to resign over the bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand.-Biography:In 1946, Hernu studied at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium where he...
– Minister of Defense - Gaston DefferreGaston DefferreGaston Defferre was a French socialist politician.-Biography:Lawyer and member of the French Section of the Workers' International political party, he was a member of the Brutus Network, a Resistance Socialist group during World War II...
– Minister of the Interior and Decentralization - Jacques DelorsJacques DelorsJacques 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:...
– Minister of Economy - Catherine LalumièreCatherine LalumièreCatherine Lalumière is a French politician of the Radical-Socialist Party.Before her political career, she lectured on public law at the University of Rennes and the University of Paris I...
– Minister of Consumption - Pierre DreyfusPierre DreyfusPierre Dreyfus was a high flying French civil servant who in 1955 became a top businessman....
– Minister of Industry - Jean AurouxJean AurouxJean Auroux is a French politician. He served as Minister of Labour from 1981 to 1983, under former President François Mitterand.-Biography:He started his career as a school teacher, and became the Mayor of Roanne. In 2002, he was sued for corruption in his capacity as Mayor, but he was let go in...
– Minister of Labour - Marcel RigoutMarcel RigoutMarcel Rigout is a French politician. He served as Minister of Vocational Training from 1981 to 1984, under former President François Mitterand. From an early age, he was a member of the French Communist Party.-References:...
– Minister of Vocational Training - Robert BadinterRobert BadinterRobert Badinter is a high-profile French criminal lawyer, university professor and politician mainly known for his struggle against the death penalty, the abolition of which he successfully sponsored in Parliament in 1981...
– Minister of Justice - Alain SavaryAlain SavaryAlain Savary was a French Socialist politician, deputy to the National Assembly of France during the Fourth and Fifth Republic, chairman of the Socialist Party and a government minister in the 1950s and in 1981, when he was nominated by President François Mitterrand as Minister of National...
– Minister of National Education - Jean LaurainJean LaurainJean Laurain was a French politician. He served as Minister of Veteran Affairs from 1981 to 1983, under former President François Mitterand.-Bibliography:...
– Minister of Veterans - Jack LangJack Lang (French politician)Jack Mathieu Émile Lang is a French politician. A member of the Socialist Party, he served as France's Minister of Culture from 1981 to 1986 and 1988 to 1992, and as Minister of Education from 1992 to 1993 and 2000 to 2002. He was also the Mayor of Blois from 1989 to 2000...
– Minister of Culture - Édith CressonÉdith CressonÉdith 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...
– Minister of Agriculture - Michel CrépeauMichel CrépeauMichel Crépeau was a French centre-left politician.Born in 1930, barrister, he joined the Radical Party. When it split in 1972, he founded the Movement of Left Radicals which chosen the alliance with the Socialist Party and the French Communist Party...
– Minister of Environment - André HenryAndré HenryAndré Henry is a French politician. He served as Minister of Free Time from 1981 to 1983, under former President François Mitterand.-Biography:...
– Minister of Free Time - Charles FitermanCharles FitermanCharles Fiterman is a French politician. He served as Minister of Transport from 1981 to 1984, under former President François Mitterand. He is a member of the French Communist Party.-References:...
– Minister of Transport - Jack RaliteJack RaliteJack Ralite is a French politician. He was elected in 1973 to the Seine-Saint-Denis constituency for the French Communist Party. In 1981 he became Minister for Health and subsequently Minister for Employment . In 1984 he became Mayor of Aubervilliers, a post he retained until 2003.- References :...
– Minister of Health - Roger QuilliotRoger QuilliotRoger Quilliot was a French politician. He served as Housing Minister from May 22nd to June 23rd 1981, under former French President François Mitterand. He was also a Socialist member of the French Senate for the Puy-de-Dôme from 1974 to 1981, then from 1983 to April 1998, and again from September...
– Minister of Town Planning and Housing - Georges FillioudGeorges FillioudGeorges Fillioud was a French politician. He was a member of the French gouvernment in charge of mass media from 1981 to 1986, under former President François Mitterand.-Biography:...
– Minister of Communication - Louis MexandeauLouis MexandeauLouis Mexandeau is a French politician. He served as Minister of the Postal Services from 1981 to 1986 under François Mitterand, and as Secretary for Veteran Affairs from 1991 to 1993.-Biography:...
– Minister of Posts - Michel RocardMichel RocardMichel Rocard is a French politician, member of the Socialist Party . He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1988 to 1991, during which he created the Revenu minimum d'insertion , a social minimum welfare program for indigents, and led the Matignon Accords regarding the status...
– Minister of Planning and Regional Planning - André DelelisAndré DelelisAndré Delelis is a French politician. He served as the Minister of Commerce and Craft Industry from 1981 to 1984, under former President François Mitterand.-Biography:...
– Minister of Commerce and Craft Industry - Michel JobertMichel JobertMichel Jobert was a French politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Georges Pompidou, and as Minister of External Commerce under François Mitterrand....
– Minister of External Commerce - Jean-Pierre ChevènementJean-Pierre ChevènementJean-Pierre Chevènement is a French politician. He was Minister of Defense from 1988 to 1991 and Minister of the Interior from 1997 to 2000. He was a presidential candidate in 2002 and since 2008 has been a member of the Senate....
– Minister of Research and Technology - Nicole QuestiauxNicole QuestiauxNicole Questiaux is a French politician. She served as the Minister of National Solidarity from 1981 to 1983, under former President François Mitterand.-Biography:...
– Minister of National Solidarity - Louis Le PensecLouis Le PensecLouis Le Pensec is a French politician. He is a member of the Socialist Party. Between 1973 and 1997, he was a member of the Parliament.Since 27 September 1998, he is a Senator of Finistère....
– Minister of the Sea
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- 29 June 1982 – Jean-Pierre ChevènementJean-Pierre ChevènementJean-Pierre Chevènement is a French politician. He was Minister of Defense from 1988 to 1991 and Minister of the Interior from 1997 to 2000. He was a presidential candidate in 2002 and since 2008 has been a member of the Senate....
succeeds Dreyfus as Minister of Industry. Pierre BérégovoyPierre BérégovoyPierre Eugène Bérégovoy was a French Socialist politician. He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1992 to 1993.-Early career:...
succeeds Questiaux as Minister of National Solidarity, becoming also Minister of Social Affairs.
Mauroy's Third Government, 22 March 1983 – 17 July 1984
- Pierre Mauroy – Prime Minister
- Claude CheyssonClaude CheyssonClaude Cheysson is a French Socialist politician who served as Foreign Minister in the government of Pierre Mauroy from 1981 to 1984.-Career:...
– Minister of External Relations - Charles HernuCharles HernuCharles Hernu was a French socialist politician, most notably serving as Minister of Defence from 1981 to 1985, until forced to resign over the bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand.-Biography:In 1946, Hernu studied at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium where he...
– Minister of Defense - Gaston DefferreGaston DefferreGaston Defferre was a French socialist politician.-Biography:Lawyer and member of the French Section of the Workers' International political party, he was a member of the Brutus Network, a Resistance Socialist group during World War II...
– Minister of the Interior and Decentralization - Jacques DelorsJacques DelorsJacques 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:...
– Minister of Economy, Finance, and Budget - Laurent FabiusLaurent FabiusLaurent Fabius is a French Socialist politician. He served as Prime Minister from 17 July 1984 to 20 March 1986. He was 37 years old when he was appointed and is, so far, the youngest Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic.-Early life:...
– Minister of Industry and Research - Marcel RigoutMarcel RigoutMarcel Rigout is a French politician. He served as Minister of Vocational Training from 1981 to 1984, under former President François Mitterand. From an early age, he was a member of the French Communist Party.-References:...
– Minister of Vocational Training - Robert BadinterRobert BadinterRobert Badinter is a high-profile French criminal lawyer, university professor and politician mainly known for his struggle against the death penalty, the abolition of which he successfully sponsored in Parliament in 1981...
– Minister of Justice - Alain SavaryAlain SavaryAlain Savary was a French Socialist politician, deputy to the National Assembly of France during the Fourth and Fifth Republic, chairman of the Socialist Party and a government minister in the 1950s and in 1981, when he was nominated by President François Mitterrand as Minister of National...
– Minister of National Education - Michel RocardMichel RocardMichel Rocard is a French politician, member of the Socialist Party . He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1988 to 1991, during which he created the Revenu minimum d'insertion , a social minimum welfare program for indigents, and led the Matignon Accords regarding the status...
– Minister of Agriculture - Charles FitermanCharles FitermanCharles Fiterman is a French politician. He served as Minister of Transport from 1981 to 1984, under former President François Mitterand. He is a member of the French Communist Party.-References:...
– Minister of Transport - Roger QuilliotRoger QuilliotRoger Quilliot was a French politician. He served as Housing Minister from May 22nd to June 23rd 1981, under former French President François Mitterand. He was also a Socialist member of the French Senate for the Puy-de-Dôme from 1974 to 1981, then from 1983 to April 1998, and again from September...
– Minister of Town Planning and Housing - Édith CressonÉdith CressonÉdith 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...
– Minister of Tourism and External Commerce - Michel CrépeauMichel CrépeauMichel Crépeau was a French centre-left politician.Born in 1930, barrister, he joined the Radical Party. When it split in 1972, he founded the Movement of Left Radicals which chosen the alliance with the Socialist Party and the French Communist Party...
– Minister of Commerce and Craft Industry - Pierre BérégovoyPierre BérégovoyPierre Eugène Bérégovoy was a French Socialist politician. He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1992 to 1993.-Early career:...
– Minister of Social Affairs and National Solidarity
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- 4 October 1983 – Paul QuilèsPaul QuilèsPaul Quilès is a French Socialist politician.-Biography:He was born in Sig, Algeria.Deputy of Tarn département, close to Laurent Fabius, he was Defense Minister from 1985 to 1986, after the Rainbow Warrior scandal...
succeeds Quiliot as Minister of Town Planning and Housing. - 18 December 1983 – Roland DumasRoland DumasRoland Dumas is a lawyer and French Socialist politician who served notably as Foreign Minister under President François Mitterrand from 1984 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1993...
enters the Cabinet as Minister of European Affairs.