Claude Cheysson
Claude Cheysson | |
|---|---|
Cheysson in 1980 | |
| Minister of External Affairs | |
| In office 22 May 1981 – 7 December 1984 | |
| President | François Mitterrand |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Mauroy Laurent Fabius |
| Preceded by | Jean François-Poncet |
| Succeeded by | Roland Dumas |
| European Commissioner [Portfolios] | |
| In office 5 January 1985 – 5 January 1989 | |
| President | Jacques Delors |
| Preceded by | Lorenzo Natali |
| Succeeded by | Abel Matutes |
| In office 6 January 1973 – 23 April 1981 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Jean-François Deniau |
| Succeeded by | Edgard Pisani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1920 16th arrondissement of Paris, France |
| Died | 15 October 2012 (aged 92) 6th arrondissement of Paris, France |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | École polytechnique ÉNA |
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.