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Michel Rocard

French politician (1930–2016)

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Michel Rocard

French politician (1930–2016)

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Michel Rocard 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.

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Occupation: politician, official
Position held: member of the French National Assembly, Mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Senator of the French Fifth Republic, member of the French National Assembly
Citizenship: France
Born: August 23, 1930
Died: July 2, 2016

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Geneviève Poujolspouse Francis Rocardchild Loïc Rocardchild Yves Rocardfather

Reporterknown for French Section of the Workers' Internationalpolitical party Socialist Partypolitical party Unified Socialist Partypolitical party Inspection générale des financesemployer member of the French National Assemblyposition held Mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorineposition held Senator of the French Fifth Republicposition held

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Michel Rocard 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.

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Occupation: politician, official
Position held: member of the French National Assembly, Mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Senator of the French Fifth Republic, member of the French National Assembly
Citizenship: France
Born: August 23, 1930
Died: July 2, 2016

Family

Geneviève Poujolspouse Francis Rocardchild Loïc Rocardchild Yves Rocardfather

Reporterknown for French Section of the Workers' Internationalpolitical party Socialist Partypolitical party Unified Socialist Partypolitical party Inspection générale des financesemployer member of the French National Assemblyposition held Mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorineposition held Senator of the French Fifth Republicposition held