Claude Cheysson

Claude Cheysson
Cheysson in 1980
Minister of External Affairs
In office
22 May 1981 – 7 December 1984
PresidentFrançois Mitterrand
Prime MinisterPierre Mauroy
Laurent Fabius
Preceded byJean François-Poncet
Succeeded byRoland Dumas
European Commissioner
[Portfolios]
In office
5 January 1985 – 5 January 1989
PresidentJacques Delors
Preceded byLorenzo Natali
Succeeded byAbel Matutes
In office
6 January 1973 – 23 April 1981
President
Preceded byJean-François Deniau
Succeeded byEdgard Pisani
Personal details
Born(1920-04-13)13 April 1920
Died15 October 2012(2012-10-15) (aged 92)
PartySocialist Party
Alma materÉcole polytechnique
ÉNA
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Claude Cheysson (French pronunciation: [klod ʃɛsɔ̃]; 13 April 1920 – 15 October 2012) was a French Socialist politician who served as Foreign Minister in the government of Pierre Mauroy from 1981 to 1984.