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Encyclopedia > Laurent Fabius
Laurent Fabius


In office
17 July 1984 – 20 March 1986
Preceded by Pierre Mauroy
Succeeded by Jacques Chirac

Born 20 August 1946
Paris
Political party Socialist
Spouse Françoise Castro (div.)

Laurent Fabius (born 20 August 1946) is a former Socialist Prime Minister of France. He led the government from 17 July 1984 to 20 March 1986. He was 37 years old when he was appointed and is, so far, the youngest Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 401 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 3872 pixel, file size: 4. ... The Prime Minister of France (Premier ministre de la France) is the functional head of the Cabinet of France. ... July 17 is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in leap years). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pierre Mauroy, French politician Pierre Mauroy (born July 5, 1928) is a French Socialist politician. ... Jacques René Chirac (born November 29, 1932) has served as the Gaullist President of France since he was first elected in 1995. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... The Socialist Party (French: Parti Socialiste or PS) is one of the largest political parties in France. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The emblem of the French Socialist Party The Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste or PS), founded in 1969, is the main opposition party in France. ... This page is a list of French prime ministers. ... July 17 is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in leap years). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Life and work

Fabius was born in Paris, the son of André Fabius, a wealthy French Sephardic Jew art dealer, and his wife Louise (née Mortimer). Before divorcing his wife, the producer Françoise Castro, he had two sons: Thomas (b. 1982), a CEO, and Victor (b. 1983), a student at the École Normale Supérieure. City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Languages Ladino also Judæo-Portuguese, Catalanic, and Shuadit Religions Judaism Related ethnic groups Ashkenazi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, other Jewish ethnic divisions, Spaniards, Portuguese Sephardi Jews (Hebrew: ספרדי, Standard Tiberian ; plural ספרדים, Standard Tiberian ) are a subgroup of Jews originating in the Iberian Peninsula, usually defined in contrast to Ashkenazi Jews; frequently... A Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or Chief Executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, in charge of total management of a corporation, company, organization or agency. ... See also École Normale de Musique de Paris. ...


After his studies, he became an auditor for the Council of State. He was first elected to the French National Assembly in 1978 as of the Socialist Party candidate for the fourth constituency of Seine Maritime. He quickly gained entry to the circle of François Mitterrand, the leader of the party. In France, the Conseil dÉtat (English: Council of State and sometimes Counsel of State) is an organ of the French national government. ... The Palais Bourbon, front The French National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale) is one of the two houses of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The emblem of the French Socialist Party The Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste or PS), founded in 1969, is the main opposition party in France. ... Seine-Maritime is a French département in Normandy. ...   IPA: (October 26, 1916 – January 8, 1996) was President of France from 1981 to 1995, elected as representative of the Socialist Party (PS). ...


When Mitterrand was elected President of France in 1981, Fabius was nominated Minister of the Budget. Two years later, he became Minister of Industry then Prime Minister in 1984. He advocated a new French socialism which accepts the market economy. He resigned after the Socialist defeat in the 1986 legislative election. The French legislative election took place on March 16, 1986 to elect the 8th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. ...


He came to be seen as Lionel Jospin's rival to be Mitterrand's heir. He failed to win the First Secretaryship of the party in 1988 and 1990 (Rennes Congress) in spite of Mitterrand's support. Installed as chairman of the National Assembly in 1988 (at 41 years of age, the equal youngest in the history of the lower house), he succeeded finally in becoming First Secretary of the party in 1992, but resigned after the Socialist disaster of the 1993 legislative election. Lionel Robert Jospin (born July 12, 1937 in Meudon, a suburb of Paris) is a French statesman who served as Prime Minister of France from 1997-2002. ... The Rennes Congress is the thirteenth national congress of the French Socialist Party (Parti socialiste or PS). ... French legislative election took place on March 21 and 28, 1993 to elect the 10th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. ...


Symbol of a "modern" French socialism, he was weakened by the "infected blood scandal". His government was accused of having knowingly let doctors give haemophiliacs transfusions of blood infected by the AIDS virus. A judicial process similar to Impeachment acquitted him of all personal moral responsibility in the matter but he has never been absolved by public opinion.


He came back as chairman of the National Assembly in 1997, then as Minister of Economy between 2000 and 2002. After the retirement of Lionel Jospin, he hoped to return as Socialist leader but he failed. He declared that his mind was changed about a number of matters and he joined the left-wing of the party.


In this position he was the leader of the defeated no camp in the vote that took place among the members of his party on 1 December 2004, to decide the stance that the party would take on the impending Referendum on the European Constitution. He went on to lead the rebel faction of the party advocating a no vote in the 2005 Referendum, and was seen as the spearhead of the whole no campaign in France. After the no vote won, the party leader gave an assurance that he could remain in the party though he was dismissed from the party's National Executive Committee. December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, commonly referred to as the European Constitution, is an international treaty intended to create a constitution for the European Union. ...


He was a candidate in the Socialist Party's primary election to be the party's candidate in the 2007 presidential election, but finished third, behind Ségolène Royal, the winner, and Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The 2007 French presidential election, the ninth of the Fifth French Republic was held to elect the successor to Jacques Chirac as president of France for a five-year term. ... Marie-Ségolène Royal (born 22 September 1953 in Dakar, Senegal), known as  , (IPA: ) is a French politician. ... Dominique Strauss-Kahn (born 25 April 1949 in Neuilly-sur-Seine; often referred as DSK) is a French economist, lawyer, and politician, member of the French Socialist Party. ...


External links

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Fabius's Ministry, 19 July 1984 - 20 March 1986

  • Laurent Fabius - Prime Minister
  • Claude Cheysson - Minister of External Relations
  • Roland Dumas - Minister of European Affairs
  • Charles Hernu - Minister of Defense
  • Pierre Joxe - Minister of the Interior and Decentralization
  • Pierre Bérégovoy - Minister of Economy, Finance, and Budget
  • Édith Cresson - Minister of Industrial Redeployment and External Commerce
  • Michel Delebarre - Minister of Labour, Employment, and Vocational Training
  • Robert Badinter - Minister of Justice
  • Jean-Pierre Chevènement - Minister of National Education
  • Michel Rocard - Minister of Agriculture
  • Huguette Bouchardeau - Minister of Environment
  • Paul Quilès - Minister of Transport, Town Planning, and Housing
  • Michel Crépeau - Minister of Commerce, Craft Industry, and Tourism
  • Gaston Defferre - Minister of Planning and Regional Planning
  • Hubert Curien - Minister of Research and Technology
  • Georgina Dufoix - Minister of Social Affairs and National Solidarity.

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  • 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.
  • 4 April 1985 - Henri Nallet succeeds Rocard as Minister of Agriculture.
  • 21 May 1985 - 15 November 1985 Edgard Pisani appointed minister in charge of New Caledonia
  • 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.
  • 19 February 1986 - Michel Crépeau succeeds Badinter as Minister of Justice. Jean-Marie Bockel succeeds Crépeau as Minister of Commerce, Craft Industry, and Tourism.
Preceded by
Jean-Pierre Chevènement
Minister of Industry
1983–1984
Succeeded by
Edith Cresson
Minister of Research
1983–1984
Succeeded by
Hubert Curien
Preceded by
Pierre Mauroy
Prime Minister of France
1984–1986
Succeeded by
Jacques Chirac
Preceded by
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
President of the National Assembly
1988–1992
Succeeded by
Henri Emmanuelli
Preceded by
Pierre Mauroy
First Secretary of the Socialist Party
1992–1993
Succeeded by
Michel Rocard
Preceded by
Philippe Séguin
President of the National Assembly
1997–2000
Succeeded by
Raymond Forni
Preceded by
Christian Sautter
Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry
2000–2002
Succeeded by
Francis Mer

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