Jacques Delors

His Excellency Jacques Delors
8th President of the European Commission
In office 7 January 1985 – 24 January 1995
Vice President	Frans Andriessen
Preceded by	Gaston Thorn
Succeeded by	Jacques Santer
Minister of Finance
In office 22 May 1981 – 17 July 1984
Prime Minister	Pierre Mauroy
Preceded by	René Monory
Succeeded by	Pierre Bérégovoy
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1 July 1979 – 25 May 1981
Constituency	East France
Personal details
Born	Jacques Lucien Jean Delors (1925-07-20)20 July 1925 Paris, France
Died	27 December 2023(2023-12-27) (aged 98) Paris, France
Political party	Socialist Party
Spouse(s)	Marie Lephaille ​ ​ (m. 1941; died 2020)​
Children	2; including Martine
Alma mater	University of Paris

Jacques Lucien Jean Delors (20 July 1925 – 27 December 2023) was a French politician. He served as the 8th President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995. He served as Minister of Finance 1981 to 1984. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1981.

Delors was in charge of the Delors Committee which proposed the monetary union to create the euro, a new single currency to replace individual national currencies in the European Union.

In 2015, Donald Tusk announced that Delors would become the third person ever to have the title of Honorary Citizen of Europe because of "his remarkable contribution to the development of the European project".

Delors was born in Paris. He studied at the University of Paris. In 1941, he married his wife Marie Lephaille. Together, they had two children. Their daughter Martine Aubry is the mayor of Lille and former First Secretary of the Socialist Party.

Delors died in his sleep at his home in Paris, on 27 December 2023, aged 98.

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Quotations related to Jacques Delors at Wikiquote

• Delors addressing the British trade unions
• The famous headline from The Sun in the UK: "Up Yours Delors"