Michel Rocard

1930 - 2016

country of citizenship: France

native language: French

languages spoken, written or signed: French

educated at: Faculty of Arts of Paris, École alsacienne, Lycée Louis-le-Grand, École nationale d'administration, Sciences Po

occupation: politician, official

award received: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, Commander of the Order of Agricultural Merit, Officer of the National Order of Quebec, honorary doctorate at the Laval University, Commander of the order of Honour, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia, Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

position held: politician

Michel Rocard (French: [miʃɛl ʁɔkaʁ]; 23 August 1930 – 2 July 2016) was a French politician and a member of the Socialist Party (PS). He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1988 to 1991 during which he created the Revenu minimum d'insertion (RMI), a social minimum welfare program for indigents, and achieved the Matignon Accords regarding the status of New Caledonia. He was a member of the European Parliament, and was strongly involved in European policies until 2009. In 2007, he joined a Commission under the authority of Nicolas Sarkozy's Minister of Education, Xavier Darcos. Source: Wikipedia (en)