Pascal Lamy

Pascal Lamy (born 8 April 1947) is the director-general of the World Trade Organization, a French political advisor, a businessman, and a former European Commissioner for Trade. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x1174, 54 KB)Pascal Lamy source File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x1174, 54 KB)Pascal Lamy source File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Director-General of the World Trade Organization holds the highest permanent office of the World Trade Organization, and is responsible for supervising the administrative functions of the organization. ... WTO Logo The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international, multilateral organization, which sets the rules for the global trading system and resolves disputes between its member states, all of whom are signatories to its about 30 agreements. ... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit-oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ... The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive body of the European Union. ...

Born in Levallois-Perret, a suburb of Paris, he attended the HEC business school, the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), and then the civil service college, the ENA, graduating second in his year of those specialising in economics. Levallois-Perret is a town and commune in France, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, on the right bank of the Seine. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... For the École des Hautes Études Commerciales of the Université de Montréal, see École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal. ... The Paris Institute of Political Studies (French: Institut detudes politiques de Paris), often referred to as Sciences Po (pronounced see-ahns po), is a Grand Établissement in Paris, France. ... A civil servant or public servant is a civilian career public sector employee working for a government department or agency. ... The École nationale dadministration (generally known as ENA) is the school where many of France senior officials are instructed. ...

Lamy then joined the civil service, and in this role he ended up serving as an adviser to Jacques Delors as Economics and Finance Minister and Pierre Mauroy as Prime Minister. When Delors became President of the European Commission in 1984, he took Lamy with him to serve as chief of staff, which he did until the end of Delors's term in 1994. Handshake between Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Drnovšek, on the right, and Jacques Delors Jacques Lucien Jean Delors (born July 20, 1925, in Paris, France) is a French economist and politician, who served three terms as President of the European Commission from 1985-1995. ... The new ministry building in Bercy, Paris The Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry (Ministre de lEconomie, des Finances et de lIndustrie), or Minister of Finances for short, is one of the most prominent positions in the cabinet of France after the Prime Minister. ... Pierre Mauroy, French politician Pierre Mauroy (born July 5, 1928) is a French Socialist politician. ... The Prime Minister of France (Premier ministre de la France) is the functional head of the Cabinet of France. ... The President of the European Commission is notionally the highest ranking unelected official within the European Union. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Lamy then moved into business in the form of Crédit Lyonnais, where he reached the level of second in command, helping to restructure and privatise the bank. In 1999, the new European Commission President Romano Prodi appointed him European Commissioner for Trade, as which he served until the end of term for the Commission in 2004. Crédit Lyonnais is a French bank. ... Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or — especially in India — disinvestment) is the process of transferring property, from public ownership to private ownership. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Romano Prodi (born in Reggio Emilia on August 9, 1939) is an Italian politician and a former President of the European Commission. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Lamy became the President of Notre Europe in December 2004. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 13 May 2005, Lamy was chosen as the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, and took office on September 1st, 2005. May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WTO Logo The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international, multilateral organization, which sets the rules for the global trading system and resolves disputes between its member states, all of whom are signatories to its about 30 agreements. ...

Supachai Panitchpakdi (Thai: ศุภชัย พานิชภักดิ์, born 1946 in Bangkok, Thailand) is the new Secretary General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). ... The Director-General of the World Trade Organization holds the highest permanent office of the World Trade Organization, and is responsible for supervising the administrative functions of the organization. ... Sir Leon Brittan, Rt. ... The Rt Hon. ...

External links

• About Pascal Lamy
• "Pascal Lamy – Managing Global Expectations", The Globalist, 23 February 2006.