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Jacques Santer
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Key facts
- Vice president
- Leon Brittan
- Preceded by
- Jacques Delors
- Succeeded by
- Manuel Marín ( Acting )
- Monarch
- Jean
- Deputy
- Jacques Poos
- Prime minister
- Pierre Werner , Himself
- Constituency
- Centre
- Born
- Jacques Louis Santer , ( 1937-05-18 ) 18 May 1937 (age 89) , Wasserbillig , Luxembourg
- Party
- Christian Social People's Party
- Other political affiliations
- European People's Party
- Spouse
- Danièle Binot ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 )
- Children
- 2, including Patrick
- Alma mater
- Sciences Po , University of Strasbourg
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jacques
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Luxembourg
- Place of birth
- Wasserbillig
- Occupation
- banker
- Position held
- Member of the European Parliament
- Political party
- Christian Social People's Party
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Jacques Santer 2025 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Luxembourg
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Encyclopedic overview
Jacques Louis Santer (born 18 May 1937) is a Luxembourgish politician who served as president of the European Commission from 1995 to 1999 before resigning amidst allegations of corruption. 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.
Career
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