Jacques Chirac
President of France from 1995 to 2007 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jacques René Chirac (29 November 1932 – 26 September 2019) was a French politician who served as President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra from 1995 to 2007. He was re-elected in 2002. Before that, he was Prime Minister of France twice, and Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.
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Jacques Chirac | |
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President of France | |
In office 17 May 1995 – 16 May 2007 | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | François Mitterrand |
Succeeded by | Nicolas Sarkozy |
Prime Minister of France | |
In office 20 March 1986 – 10 May 1988 | |
President | François Mitterrand |
Preceded by | Laurent Fabius |
Succeeded by | Michel Rocard |
In office 27 May 1974 – 26 August 1976 | |
President | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
Preceded by | Pierre Messmer |
Succeeded by | Raymond Barre |
Mayor of Paris | |
In office 20 March 1977 – 16 May 1995 | |
Preceded by | Office recreated |
Succeeded by | Jean Tiberi |
President of Rally for the Republic | |
In office 5 December 1976 – 4 November 1994 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Alain Juppé |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office 27 February 1974 – 28 May 1974 | |
Prime Minister | Pierre Messmer |
Preceded by | Raymond Marcellin |
Succeeded by | Michel Poniatowski |
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
In office 7 July 1972 – 27 February 1974 | |
Prime Minister | Pierre Messmer |
Preceded by | Michel Cointat |
Succeeded by | Raymond Marcellin |
Minister for Parliamentary Relations | |
In office 7 January 1971 – 5 July 1972 | |
Prime Minister | Jacques Chaban-Delmas |
Preceded by | Roger Frey |
Succeeded by | Robert Boulin |
President of the Corrèze General Council | |
In office 15 March 1970 – 25 March 1979 | |
Preceded by | Élie Rouby |
Succeeded by | Georges Debat |
Personal details | |
Born | Jacques René Chirac (1932-11-29)29 November 1932 Paris, French Third Republic |
Died | 26 September 2019(2019-09-26) (aged 86) Paris, France |
Resting place | Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris |
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Spouse(s) | |
Children | 3 (including Claude Chirac and Anh Dao Traxel) |
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Military service | |
Branch/service | French Army |
Years of service | 1954–1957 |
Rank | Second lieutenant |
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