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Jacques Santer President of the European Commission |
 Jacques Santer was Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 1985 when he was appointed President of the European Commission. After his reelection in 1989, he was also Minister of the Treasury and Minister for Cultural Affairs. In his first term (1984-1989) he served additionally as Minister of Finance and Telecommunications. A Doctor of Laws and a graduate of the Institute of the Political Science (Paris), Santer has been involved in the highest levels of European as well as national politics most of his professional life. He has twice been President of the European Council (in 1985 and 1991). In 1980 he chaired the Council's meetings on Finance and Social Affairs while he was Luxembourg's Minister for Finance, Labor and Social Security (1979-1984). Mr. Santer was appointed to a four-year term at the European Parliament in 1974 and was reelected in 1979 and 1984. Prior to that he served as Luxembourg's State Secretary for Social Security and Cultural Affairs from 1972-1974. His first major appointment in national politics was to the Cabinet for Labor and Social Security from 1965 to 1972, during which time he was also Parliamentary Secretary and Secretary-General of the Christian Social Party. He served as President of the party in 1974. Birth Date: May 18, 1937.
Source: European Union Delegation Office, Washington, D.C.
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