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Édouard Balladur (French: [edwaʁ baladyʁ]; born 2 May 1929)[1] is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France under François Mitterrand from 29 March 1993 to 17 May 1995. He unsuccessfully ran for president in the 1995 French presidential election, coming in third place.
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Édouard Balladur | |
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Prime Minister of France | |
In office 29 March 1993 – 17 May 1995 | |
President | François Mitterrand |
Preceded by | Pierre Bérégovoy |
Succeeded by | Alain Juppé |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 20 March 1986 – 12 May 1988 | |
Prime Minister | Jacques Chirac |
Preceded by | Pierre Bérégovoy |
Succeeded by | Pierre Bérégovoy |
General Secretary of the President | |
In office 5 April 1973 – 2 April 1974 | |
President | Georges Pompidou |
Preceded by | Michel Jobert |
Succeeded by | Bernard Beck |
Assistant General Secretary of the President | |
In office 20 June 1969 – 5 April 1973 | |
President | Georges Pompidou |
Preceded by | Paul Auriol |
Succeeded by | Jean-René Bernard |
Personal details | |
Born | Édouard Léon Raoul Balladur (1929-05-02) 2 May 1929 (age 95) İzmir, Turkey |
Political party | LR (2015–present) |
Other political affiliations | UNR (1964–1967) UDR (1967–1976) RPR (1976–2002) UMP (2002–2015) |
Spouse |
Marie-Josèphe Delacour
(m. 1957) |
Children | 4 |
Education | Aix-Marseille University Institut d'études politiques de Paris École nationale d'administration |
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