Jacques Delors

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.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • "Investir dans le social"(Odile Jacob, 2009), with Michel Dollé
  • "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
  • Les indicateurs sociaux (1971)

PUBLICATIONS AND TRIBUNES TO CONSULT


Contact

jdelors@notre-europe.eu

Office

Notre Europe, 19 rue de Milan - 75009 Paris France - +33 1 44 58 97 95/92

Assistant : Ute Guder and Christelle Vasseur

Adviser: Jean-Pierre Bochichon.
Appearance
Tribune | 08/01/2004
In bookshops since 8 January 2004.
Recent appearances
06/05/2010
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.
01/04/2010
Article published on "EU Energy Policy Blog"
17/03/2010
Jacques Delors received on Monday 15 March 2010, the Nijmegen medal of peace for his work in forging European cooperation.
11/03/2010
Interview published inLa Repubblica on 11 Mzrch 2010. Only available in Italian.
07/12/2009
Interview of Jacques Delors for El Pais on 6 December 2009.