Facts: - president: francois mitterrand francois mitterrand francois mitterrand - order: prime territorial development first secretary of the socialist party minister of france minister of agriculture minister of - successor: Edith cresson henri nallet gaston defferre henri emmanuelli - party: socialist - predecessor: jacques chirac Edith cresson fernand icart laurent fabius - primeminister: pierre mauroy laurent fabius pierre mauroy - term end: 15 1994 may 1991 4 april 1985 22 march 1983 - term start: 10 1993 may 1988 22 march 1983 22 may 1981 - birth date: 23 august 1930 - name: michel rocard - image: michel rocard-img 3829.jpg - birth place: courbevoie , hauts-de-seine - religion: protestant -lrb- french reformed -rrb- - occupation: civil servant Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michel rocard .
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michel rocard -lrb- ; born 23 august 1930 -rrb- is a french politician , member of the socialist party -lrb- ps -rrb- .he served as prime minister under francois mitterrand from 1988 to 1991 , during which he created the '' revenu minimum d'insertion '' -lrb- rmi -rrb- , a social minimum welfare program for indigents , and achieved the matignon accords regarding the status of new caledonia .he was a member of the european parliament , and has been strongly involved in european policies until 2009 .in 2007 , he joined a commission under the authority of sarkozy 's minister of education , xavier darcos .