Jacques Santer
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| In office 1984-07-20 – 1995-01-05 |
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| Preceded by | Pierre Werner |
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| Succeeded by | Jean-Claude Juncker |
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| In office 1995 – 15 March 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Jacques Delors |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Marín |
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| Born | 1937-05-18 Wasserbillig |
| Political party | Christian Social People's Party |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Jacques Santer (born May 18, 1937) is a politician from Luxembourg. He was finance minister of Luxembourg from 1979 until 1989, and 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.
Santer became head of the European Commission in 1995 as a compromise choice forced by the United Kingdom on the one hand and a Franco-German pre-emptive strategy to force all other EU member states to have Jean-Luc Dehaene on the other hand. An investigation into allegations of corruption concerning single EU-commissioners led to the resignation of the entire commission March 15, 1999 (see Santer Commission Resignation). From 1999 until 2004, Santer was a member of the European Parliament. He also was on General Mediterranean Holdings' board, a financial holding owned by Anglo-Iraqi Nadhmi Auchi.
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| Preceded by Pierre Werner |
Prime Minister of Luxembourg 1984–1995 |
Succeeded by Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Preceded by Jacques Delors |
President of the European Commission 1995–1999 |
Succeeded by Manuel Marín |
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