Jacques Delors

Jacques Lucien Jean Delors (20 July 1925 – 27 December 2023) was a French politician. He served as the 8th President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995. He served as Minister of Finance 1981 to 1984. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1981.

Delors was in charge of the Delors Committee which proposed the monetary union to create the euro, a new single currency to replace individual national currencies in the European Union.Gino Raymond, Historical Dictionary of France (2008) pp 199–101, 124–25.

In 2015, Donald Tusk announced that Delors would become the third person ever to have the title of Honorary Citizen of Europe because of "his remarkable contribution to the development of the European project".

Delors was born in Paris. He studied at the University of Paris. In 1941, he married his wife Marie Lephaille. Together, they had two children. Their daughter Martine Aubry is the mayor of Lille and former First Secretary of the Socialist Party.

Delors died in his sleep at his home in Paris, on 27 December 2023, aged 98.

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Delors addressing the British trade unions
 The famous headline from The Sun in the UK: "Up Yours Delors"

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