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Jacques Poos | |
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 Poos in 1999 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 20 July 1999 – 5 May 2004 | |
| Constituency | Luxembourg |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 20 July 1984 – 7 August 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Colette Flesch |
| Succeeded by | Lydie Polfer |
| Minister for Finances | |
| In office 21 July 1976 – 16 July 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Gaston Thorn |
| Preceded by | Raymond Vouel |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Santer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacques François Poos (1935-06-03)3 June 1935 Luxembourg |
| Died | 19 February 2022(2022-02-19) (aged 86) |
| Political party | Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party |
| Other political affiliations | Party of European Socialists |
| Alma mater | University of Lausanne |
Jacques François Poos (3 June 1935 – 19 February 2022) was a Luxembourgish politician from theLuxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP).
Born in 1935, in Luxembourg, Poos was a trained economist and became a doctor of economics in 1961, when he graduated from theUniversity of Lausanne.
Poos was a long-time member of theLuxembourg Socialist Workers' Party. Between 1964 and 1976, he was director and editor in Chief of the daily newspaperTageblatt in Esch-sur-Alzette. In the same period he also became a member of the town council of Esch-sur-Alzette.
In July 1976, he was appointed Minister of Finance. As the foreign minister of Luxembourg he heldPresidency of the Council of the European Union for three half-year terms in 1985, 1991 and 1997. He was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development, first in Jacques Santer's (from 1984 to 1995), then in Jean-Claude Junckers's cabinets (from 1995 to 1999).
In 1991, he was one of the negotiators of theBrioni Agreement that ended theTen-Day War inSlovenia. In May of that year, upon disembarking from an airplane en route to beginning negotiations, he declared, "The hour of Europe has dawned."[1]
In 1999, Poos left the government and was elected as a Member of European Parliament, where he sat on the Committee for Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy, and was the draftsman for Cyprus' accession into the EU. In 2003, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Panteion University of Athens, Greece.
In 2004, Poos retired from political life, but remained active as non-executive director in the boards of different national and international institutions and companies. He died on 19 February 2022, at the age of 86.[2]
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| Preceded by | Minister for Finances 1976–1979 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Deputy Prime Minister 1984–1999 | Succeeded by |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs 1984–1999 | ||
| Minister for the Economy 1984–1989 | Succeeded by | |
| Preceded by | Minister for Defence 1989–1994 | Succeeded by |
| Minister for the Police Force 1989–1994 | ||
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