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Jacques Santer

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Santer is the 3,193rd most popular politician (down from 2,756th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Luxembourg (down from 7th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Luxembourger Politician.

Jacques Santer is most famous for being the president of the European Commission from 1995 to 1999. He was the first president of the European Commission to be elected by the Parliament, rather than appointed by the Council.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jacques Santer ranks 3,193 out of 19,576. Before him are Joseph Babinski, Jehoahaz of Israel, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Wilhelm Miklas, Abdul Salam Arif, and Shigeru Yoshida. After him are Juvénal Habyarimana, Carin Göring, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Ludwig Quidde, Richard Walther Darré, and Mircea II of Wallachia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Jacques Santer ranks 49. Before him are Gennady Yanayev, Robin Warren, Claude Lelouch, Robert Crippen, Vladimir Ashkenazy, and Colleen McCullough. After him are Juvénal Habyarimana, Roald Hoffmann, Colin Powell, Roberta Flack, Angelo Badalamenti, and Sajida Talfah.

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In Luxembourg

Among people born in Luxembourg, Jacques Santer ranks 10 out of 95. Before him are John of Bohemia (1296), Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1955), Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1894), Jean-Claude Juncker (1954), Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896), and Jules A. Hoffmann (1941). After him are Gaston Thorn (1928), Ernst von Mansfeld (1580), Hugo Gernsback (1884), Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg (1922), Joseph Bech (1887), and Edward Steichen (1879).

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Among POLITICIANS In Luxembourg

Among politicians born in Luxembourg, Jacques Santer ranks 6. Before him are Robert Schuman (1886), John of Bohemia (1296), Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1894), Jean-Claude Juncker (1954), and Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896). After him are Gaston Thorn (1928), Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg (1922), Joseph Bech (1887), Prince Charles of Luxembourg (1927), Viviane Reding (1951), and Michel Théato (1878).

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