Jacques Delors started his career at the Banque de France in 1945. He worked there until 1962, and was a member of the Economic and Social Council. He became head of the social affairs department of the General Planning Committee until 1969 before being appointed General Secretary for Permanent Training and Social Promotion (1969-1973).
He was a member of Prime Minister Jacques Chaban-Delmas's cabinet (1969-1972), then associate professor at the University of Paris-Dauphine (1974-1979) and director of the research centre 'Work and Society'.
He was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 1979 and chaired the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee until May 1981.
From May 1981 to July 1984, he was Minister of Economics and Finance.
He was elected Mayor of Clichy (1983-1984).
From 1992 to 1996, he chaired UNESCO's International Commission on Education for the 21st century.
He has been awarded the title of Docteur Honoris Causa by 24 universities and won various prizes and distinctions: Prix Jean Monnet (1988), Prix Louis Weiss (1989), Prix Prince des Asturies (1989), Prix Charlemagne (1992), Prix Carlos V (1995), Prix Erasme(1997), Prix de l'économie mondiale (2006). He received the Nijmegen medal of peace in the Netherlands on March 2010.
"Mémoires" (Plon, 2004), with the collaboration of Jean-Louis Arnaudl'éducation : un trésor est caché dedans (dir., rapport à l'Unesco de la Commission internationale sur l'éducation pour le XXIème siècle, Odile Jacob, 1996)
Combats pour l'Europe (Economica, 1996)l'Unité d'un Homme (with the collaboration of Dominique Wolton, Odile Jacob, 1994
Le Nouveau concert européen (Odile Jacob, 1992
La France par l'Europe (avec le club Clisthène, Grasset, 1988
En sortir ou pas (with the collaboration of Philippe Alexandre, Grasset, 1985)Changer (Stock, 1975
Joint Declaration by Jacques Delors and Jerzy Buzek for a New European Energy Community. Almost sixty years ago, six European states created the European Coal and Steel Community. Their purpose was to replace conflict with cooperation, and antagonism with prosperity. Today, energy is still on the political and economic agenda, but the rules that ensured equal access to common resources no longer exist.