Raymond Barre

Politician

1924 – 2007

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Who was Raymond Barre?

Raymond Octave Joseph Barre was a French centre-right politician and economist. He was a Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs under three Presidents and later served as Prime Minister under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing from 1976 until 1981. As a candidate for the presidency in 1988, he came in third and was eliminated in the first round. He was born in Saint-Denis, in the French island of Réunion, then still a colony.

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Born
Apr 12, 1924
Saint-Denis
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Education
  • Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
Died
Aug 25, 2007
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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