Delors, Jacques << duh lawr, zhahk >> (1925-2023), a French politician, was president of the European Commission from 1985 to 1994. He increased the influence of the commission as the executive branch of the European Community (now the European Union) and pressed for political and economic union among the members of the European Community.
Jacques Lucien Jean Delors was born in Paris on July 20, 1925. He studied economics at the University of Paris. He worked at the Bank of France from 1945 to 1962. A member of the Socialist Party, he was adviser to Prime Minister Jacques Chabin-Delmas from 1969 to 1972. From 1981 to 1984, Delors was minister for economy and finance. Delors died on Dec. 27, 2023.
