Michel Rocard
Michel Rocard | |
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Rocard in 1994 | |
| Member of the French Senate for Yvelines | |
| In office 24 September 1995 – 18 November 1997 | |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Bellanger |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 19 July 1994 – 31 January 2009 | |
| First Secretary of the Socialist Party | |
| In office 24 October 1993 – 19 June 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Laurent Fabius |
| Succeeded by | Henri Emmanuelli |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 10 May 1988 – 15 May 1991 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Preceded by | Jacques Chirac |
| Succeeded by | Édith Cresson |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 22 March 1983 – 4 April 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Mauroy Laurent Fabius |
| Preceded by | Édith Cresson |
| Succeeded by | Henri Nallet |
| Minister of Territorial Development | |
| In office 22 May 1981 – 22 March 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Mauroy |
| Preceded by | Fernand Icart |
| Succeeded by | Gaston Defferre |
| Mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine | |
| In office 25 March 1977 – 19 July 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Gilbert Legrand |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Paul Huchon |
| Member of the National Assembly for Yvelines | |
| In office 23 June 1988 – 23 July 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Proportional representation |
| Succeeded by | Jean Guigné |
| Constituency | Yvelines's 7th |
| In office 2 April 1986 – 14 May 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Proportional representation |
| Succeeded by | End of proportional representation |
| Constituency | Yvelines |
| In office 3 April 1978 – 24 July 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Gérard Godon |
| Succeeded by | Martine Frachon |
| Constituency | Yvelines's 3rd |
| In office 27 October 1969 – 1 April 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Clostermann |
| Succeeded by | Marc Lauriol |
| Constituency | Yvelines's 4th |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1930 Courbevoie, France |
| Died | 2 July 2016 (aged 85) Paris, France |
| Political party | PS (1974–2016) |
| Other political affiliations | SFIO (till 1967) PSU (1967–1974) |
| Relations | Yves Rocard (father) |
| Children | Francis Rocard |
| Education | Lycée Louis-le-Grand |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po, ÉNA |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Michel Rocard AC OQ (French: [miʃɛl ʁɔkaʁ]; 23 August 1930 – 2 July 2016) was a French politician and a member of the Socialist Party (PS). He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1988 to 1991 during which he created the Revenu minimum d'insertion (RMI), a social minimum welfare program for indigents, and achieved the Matignon Accords regarding the status of New Caledonia. He was a member of the European Parliament, and was strongly involved in European policies until 2009. In 2007, he joined a Commission under the authority of Nicolas Sarkozy's Minister of Education, Xavier Darcos.