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Laurent Fabius
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Person

Laurent Fabius

b. 1946

87th Prime Minister of France (born 1946)

Born
20 Aug 1946 · 16th arrondissement of Paris

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 92 years
  1. 20 Aug 1946BornBorn in 16th arrondissement of Paris
  2. 1978 – 1981RoleMember of the French National Assembly
  3. 1981RoleMember of the French National Assembly
  4. 1984 – 1986RolePrime Minister of France
  5. 1986 – 1988RoleMember of the French National Assembly
  6. 1988 – 1993RoleMember of the French National Assembly
  7. 1989 – 1992RoleMember of the European Parliament
  8. 1993 – 1997RoleMember of the French National Assembly
  9. 1995 – 2000RoleMayor of Le Grand-Quevilly
  10. 1996AwardPrix du livre politique
  11. 1997 – 2000RoleMember of the French National Assembly
  12. 2000 – 2002RoleMinister of the Economy, Finances and Industry
  13. 2002 – 2007RoleMember of the French National Assembly
  14. 2007 – 2012RoleMember of the French National Assembly
  15. 2012RoleMinister of Foreign Affairs
  16. 2012RoleMember of the French National Assembly
  17. 2014RoleMinister of Foreign Affairs
  18. 2015AwardGrand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
  19. 2016AwardHonorary doctor of the Nankai University

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1946 – today).

  1. 19501950 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1950 – 1953Korean War
  3. 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
  4. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  5. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  6. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  7. 1956Suez Crisis
  8. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  9. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  10. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  11. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  12. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  13. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  14. 1968Prague Spring
  15. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  16. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  17. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  18. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  19. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  20. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  21. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  22. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  23. 1985Schengen Agreement
  24. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  25. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  26. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  27. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  28. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  29. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  30. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  31. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  32. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  33. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  34. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  35. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  36. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  37. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  38. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  39. 20112011 Norway attacks
  40. 2011Libyan civil war

Biography

Laurent Pierre Emmanuel Fabius (French: [lɔʁɑ̃ fabjys]; born 20 August 1946) is a French politician who has served in a number of capacities, most recently as president of the Constitutional Council from 2016 to 2025. A member of the Socialist Party, he previously served as Prime Minister of France from 17 July 1984 to 20 March 1986. Fabius was 37 years old when he was appointed and is, after Gabriel Attal, the second youngest prime minister of the Fifth Republic.

Fabius was also President of the National Assembly from 1988 to 1992 and again from 1997 to 2000. Fabius served in the government as Minister of Finance from 2000 to 2002 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2016.

Text from the Wikipedia article Laurent Fabius, CC BY-SA 4.0

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