Raymond Barre: 85th Prime Minister of France (1924-2007)
Raymond Octave Joseph Barre (French: ; 12 April 1924 – 25 August 2007) was a French centre-right politician and economist.
He was a Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs. He was Prime Minister under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing from 1976 until 1981.
Raymond Barre | |
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| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 26 August 1976 – 22 May 1981 | |
| President | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
| Preceded by | Jacques Chirac |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Mauroy |
| Mayor of Lyon | |
| In office 25 June 1995 – 25 March 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Michel Noir |
| Succeeded by | Gérard Collomb |
| Minister of the Economy and Finance | |
| In office 27 August 1976 – 5 April 1978 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Fourcade |
| Succeeded by | René Monory |
| Minister of External Trade | |
| In office 12 January 1976 – 25 August 1976 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacques Chirac |
| Preceded by | Norbert Ségard |
| Succeeded by | André Rossi |
| European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs | |
| In office 7 February 1967 – 5 January 1973 | |
| President | Jean Rey Franco Maria Malfatti Sicco Mansholt |
| Preceded by | Robert Marjolin |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Haferkamp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raymond Octave Joseph Barre 12 April 1924 St-Denis, France |
| Died | 25 August 2007 (aged 83) Paris, France |
| Political party | Independent |
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