Roland Dumas

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Roland Dumas (b. 23 August 1922 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne) is a lawyer and French Socialist (PS) politician who served as Minister of European Affairs (19 July to 7 December, 1984) and Minister of External Affairs (7 December, 1984 - 20 March, 1986) under Laurent Fabius. He again served the Republic as chief diplomat in the Rocard, Cresson, and Bérégovoy cabinets (12 May, 1988 - 29 March, 1993) and later became President of France's Constitutional Council (1995 to 1999).

Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait meeting with M. Dumas during the Gulf War, October 1990

Whilst President of the Constitutional Counsel, the body argued in favour of complete judicial immunity for the French President--a controversial decision given both Jacques Chirac and Dumas's numerous scandals^{[citation needed]}.

M. Dumas is a member of the Emergency Committee for Iraq. He is a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (also known as Sciences Po).

Preceded by —	Minister of European Affairs 1983–1984	Succeeded by —
Preceded by Claude Cheysson	Minister of External Affairs 1984–1986	Succeeded by Jean-Bernard Raimond
Preceded by Jean-Bernard Raimond	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1988–1993	Succeeded by Alain Juppé