Jacques Santer

Politician

1937 –

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Who is Jacques Santer?

Jacques Santer is a Luxembourg politician.

He was finance minister of Luxembourg from 1979 until 1989, and the 22nd Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 1984 to 1995, as a member of the Christian Social People's Party, which has been the leading party in the Luxembourg government since 1979. As Prime Minister of Luxembourg he also led the negotiations on the Single European Act, which effectively set aside the 20-year-old Luxembourg Compromise. He was the President of the European Commission from 1995 to 1999.

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Born
May 18, 1937
Wasserbillig
Children
Religion
  • Catholicism
Profession
Lived in
  • Mertert

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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