Raymond Barre(1924-2007)
French politician, born in the French overseas island in the Indian
Ocean. He studied politics at "Sciences Po". Minister of Commerce form
January to August 1976 (government of Prime Minister Jacques Chirac, then
named Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance by President
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (from August 27, 1976 to May 25, 1981). Deputy of Rhône from
April 1977 to June 2002 (after announcing he would retire after the
2002 elections), Mayor of Lyon from 1995 to 2001. Candidate for the
1988 Presidential elections (third with 16.54% of the votes, after
François Mitterrand and Jacques Chirac). He received the Medal of "Officier de la
Légion d'Honneur" from Jacques Chirac in April 20, 2003.
