Laurent Fabius
Laurent Fabius (born
20 August 1946) is a former
Prime Minister of France. He was Prime Minister from
17 July 1984 to
20 March 1986. He was 37 years old when he was appointed and is, so far, the youngest Prime Minster of the Fifth Republic. He resigned following the Socialist Party defeat, but returned to power as president of the party in 1988. He served as First Secretary from 1992 to 1993.
He was born in
Paris,
France, the son of a wealthy
Jewish art dealer, and a secular Catholic mother.
After his studies, he became an auditor for the Council of State. He was first electe to the
French National Assembly in
1978. Since
June 16,
2002 he has been a member of the
French National Assembly for the fourth consistuency of
Seine Maritime. He is a member of the
Socialist Party (PS) group.
In the vote that took place among the members of his party on
1 December 2004, on deciding the stance that the party would take concerning the
European Constitution, Fabius was the leader of the defeated
no camp. He went on to lead the rebel faction of the PS advocating a
no vote in the 2005 referendum on the European Constitution, and was seen as the spearhead of the whole
no campaign in France. After the
no vote won in the
French referendum on the European Constitution, the party leader gave an assurance that he would remain in the party.
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Laurent Fabius' official page in the
French National Assembly (in French)
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Laurent Fabius' personal web page (in French)
*Laurent Fabius - Prime Minister
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Claude Cheysson - Minister of External Relations
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Roland Dumas - Minister of European Affairs
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Charles Hernu - Minister of Defense
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Pierre Joxe - Minister of the Interior and Decentralization
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Pierre Bérégovoy - Minister of Economy, Finance, and Budget
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Edith Cresson - Minister of Industrial Redeployment and External Commerce
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Michel Delebarre - Minister of Labour, Employment, and Vocational Training
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Robert Badinter - Minister of Justice
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Jean-Pierre Chevènement - Minister of National Education
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Michel Rocard - Minister of Agriculture
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Huguette Bouchardeau - Minister of Environment
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Paul Quilès - Minister of Transport, Town Planning, and Housing
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Michel Crépeau - Minister of Commerce, Craft Industry, and Tourism
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Gaston Defferre - Minister of Planning and Regional Planning
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Hubert Curien - Minister of Research and Technology
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Georgina Dufoix - Minister of Social Affairs and National Solidarity.
Changes*
7 December 1984 -
Roland Dumas succeeds Cheysson as Minister of External Relations. The position of Minister of European Affairs is abolished.
Jack Lang enters the Cabinet as Minister of Culture. The office of Minister of Social Affairs and National Solidarity is abolished, and Georgina Dufoix leaves the Cabinet.
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4 April 1985 -
Henri Nallet succeeds Rocard as Minister of Agriculture.
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21 May 1985 -
15 November 1985 Edgard Pisani appointed minister in charge of New Caledonia
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20 September 1985 -
Paul Quilès succeeds Hernu as Minister of Defense in the wake of the
Rainbow Warrior bombing.
Jean Auroux succeeds Quilès as Minister of Transport, Town Planning, and Housing.
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19 February 1986 -
Michel Crépeau succeeds Badinter as Minister of Justice.
Jean-Marie Bockel succeeds Crépeau as Minister of Commerce, Craft Industry, and Tourism.
