Jacques Santer
Jacques Santer | |
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Santer in 1995 | |
| President of the European Commission | |
| In office 25 January 1995 – 15 March 1999 | |
| Vice President | Leon Brittan |
| Preceded by | Jacques Delors |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Marín (Acting) |
| Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
| In office 20 July 1984 – 20 January 1995 | |
| Monarch | Jean |
| Preceded by | Pierre Werner |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Minister of Finances | |
| In office 16 July 1979 – 14 July 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Werner Himself |
| Preceded by | Jacques Poos |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacques Louis Santer 18 May 1937 Wasserbillig, Luxembourg |
| Political party | |
| Spouse | Danièle Binot (m. 1967) |
| Children | Patrick, Jérôme |
| Alma mater | |
Jacques Santer (born 18 May 1937) is a Luxembourgish politician who served as president of the European Commission from 1995 to 1999. He served as the finance minister of Luxembourg from 1979 until 1989, and as prime minister of Luxembourg from 1984 to 1995, as a member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), which was the leading party in the Luxembourgish government between 1979 and 2013. 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.