Pierre Mauroy

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Pierre Mauroy
Pierre Mauroy
157th Prime Minister of France
8th Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic
In office
22 May 1981 – 17 July 1984
President François Mitterrand
Preceded by Raymond Barre
Succeeded by Laurent Fabius
Born 5 July 1928 (1928-07-05) (age 80)
Cartignies, Nord
Political party Socialist
Occupation Educator
Civil Servant
Religion Roman Catholic
Lionel Jospin and Pierre Mauroy, 17 October 2000.
Lionel Jospin and Pierre Mauroy, 17 October 2000.

Pierre Mauroy (born 5 July 1928 in Cartignies) is a French Socialist politician. He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1981 to 1984 and also served as mayor of Lille from 1973 to 2001.

A teacher, he led the Socialist Young Movement and the Technique Teaching Union in the 1950s. He became a leading figure in the Socialist federation of Nord département, which was among the third biggest of the SFIO party and climbed quickly in the party. In 1966, he became number 2 of the party behind the secretary general Guy Mollet. Nevertheless, when Mollet resigned as leader in 1969, Alain Savary was chosen to succeed him.

After the electoral disasters of 1968 and 1969, he was persuaded of the necessity to renew the party. In 1971, during the Epinay Congress, he supported François Mitterrand's advent and became the number 2 in the Socialist Party (PS). Two years later, he was elected as a deputy and mayor of Lille.

Progressively, he criticized the ejection of former SFIO members from the important functions in aid of Mitterrand's friends. In this, he formed an alliance with Michel Rocard, the main opponent of Mitterrand, during the 1979 Metz Congress. However, Mitterrand chosen him as spokesperson during the 1981 presidential campaign, then after his election, as Prime minister.

His cabinet did important social reforms including reduction of the working time to 39 hours, retirement at 60 years and a rise in allowances. However, he advocated the abandon of the socialist economic policy which was ratified by President Mitterrand in March 1983. Failing to restrict the financing of private schools, he resigned in 1984.

In 1988, he became first secretary of the PS against Mitterrand's will who supported Laurent Fabius. Until the end of his term, in 1992, he tried to appease the relations between the clans which composed the PS, notably during the very strained 1990 Rennes Congress. He allied with the rocardien group and Lionel Jospin's supporters, who came from the mitterrandist group.

President of the Socialist International from 1992 to 1999, senator since 1992, he left the Lille belfry in 2001. Considered a moral authority of the French Left, he supported the candidacy of Ségolène Royal during the 2007 primary election.

Contents

[edit] Mauroy's First Government, 22 May 1981 – 23 June 1981

[edit] Mauroy's Second Government, 23 June 1981 - 22 March 1983

Changes

[edit] Mauroy's Third Government, 22 March 1983 - 17 July 1984

Changes

  • 4 October 1983 - Paul Quilès succeeds Quiliot as Minister of Town Planning and Housing.
  • 18 December 1983 - Roland Dumas enters the Cabinet as Minister of European Affairs.

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Preceded by
Raymond Barre		 Prime Minister of France
1981–1984		 Succeeded by
Laurent Fabius
Preceded by
Lionel Jospin		 First Secretary of the French Socialist Party
1988–1991		 Succeeded by
Laurent Fabius
Preceded by
Willy Brandt		 President of the Socialist International
1992-1999		 Succeeded by
António Guterres
v • d • e
Leaders of the Socialist Party (France)
* SFIO (1905-1969): Daniel Mayer · Guy Mollet
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