Awarded Edgar Faure Award (2020).
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Alain Juppé
Alain Marie Juppé is a French politician. A member of The Republicans, he was Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997 under President Jacques Chirac, during which period he faced major strikes that paralysed the country and became very unpopular. He left office after the victory of the left in the snap 1997 legislative elections. He had previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993…
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politics · French politician (born 1945) · politician · diplomat · head of government · minister · also Alain Juppé, Juppé, Pierre Odalot
Born 15 August 1945 · Q215569
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2020· 1 entry
2019· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Consitutional council (2019).
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2016· 1 entry
Refused the idea of a similar referendum in France, thinking it would be "a present to Madame Le Pen"
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2015· 2 entries
Proposed to take out Greece of the Eurozone but then changed his mind
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His intention to contest his party's primary election ahead of the 2017 presidential election
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2012· 1 entry
Awarded National Order of the Ivory Coast (2012).
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2011· 3 entries
Seemed to regret his positions, declaring at the National Assembly "If the Maastricht Treaty had been better built, we would probably not be where we are now"
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After the resignation of Michèle Alliot-Marie, Juppé was appointed Foreign Minister
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Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs (2011–2012).
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2010· 1 entry
After the disappointed result of the regional elections of the ruling UMP, Nicolas Sarkozy called Alain Juppé to come back in government
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2007· 1 entry
But resigned in June 2007 after failing in his bid to be re-elected in the 2007 legislative election
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2006· 1 entry
Career landmark: mayor of Bordeaux (2006–2019).
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2004· 1 entry
Alain Juppé was tried for the felony of abuse of public funds, when he was head of the RPR and the RPR illegally used personnel provided by the City of Paris for running its operations
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2002· 2 entries
Said "the French peoples have perfectly understood that we need to welcome more foreigners in Europe and in France"
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Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (2002–2004).
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2000· 1 entry
Co-signed a tribune in Le Figaro with Jacques Toubon asking for a European constitution to create a federal Europe
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1997· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1997–2002).
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1996· 2 entries
Awarded Officer of the National Order of Quebec (1996).
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After the French government refused to release political prisoners arrested during the peace process
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1995· 3 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of France (1995–1997).
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Career landmark: mayor of Bordeaux (1995–2004).
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Succeeding former Prime Minister Jacques Chaban-Delmas
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1993· 3 entries
Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1993–1993).
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Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs (1993–1995).
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Was made Édouard Balladur's Foreign Minister
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1992· 1 entry
Chirac and Juppé supported the treaty of Maastricht against the majority of the RPR's members
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1990· 1 entry
Judged that immigration was "a permanent and huge" problem
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1989· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the European Parliament (1989–1989).
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1988· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1988–1993).
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1986· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1986–1986).
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1984· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the European Parliament (1984–1986).
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1981· 1 entry
Was selected to be one of the first Young Leaders of the French-American Foundation
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1979· 1 entry
Was elected at the national board of the party
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1977· 2 entries
Proposed granting preferential status for jobs to French citizens
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As a national delegate of the neo-Gaullist RPR, he advocated a "Europe of the peoples" against a "Europe of technocrats", opposing the confederal model to the federal model
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1976· 1 entry
Lost his first attempts to be elected during the 1978 legislative elections and the 1979 cantonal elections
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1972· 1 entry
Studied at École nationale d'administration (1970–1972).
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1968· 1 entry
Studied at Sciences Po (1968).
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1945· 1 entry
Born 1945-08-15.
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