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Laurent Fabius (born 20 August 1946) is a French Socialist politician. He served as Prime Minister from 17 July 1984 to 20 March 1986. He was 37 years old when he was appointed and is, so far, the youngest Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic.
[edit] Early LifeFabius was born in Paris, the son of André Fabius, a wealthy French art dealer of Ashkenazi Jewish extraction, and his wife Louise (née Mortimer). [edit] Member of National AssemblyAfter his studies, he became an auditor for the Council of State. He was first elected to the National Assembly in 1978 as of the Socialist Party candidate for the fourth constituency of Seine Maritime. He quickly gained entry to the circle of François Mitterrand, the leader of the party. [edit] In governmentWhen Mitterrand was elected president in 1981, Fabius was nominated Minister of the Budget. Two years later, he became Minister of Industry, and pursued the policy of "industrial restructuration". In 1984, a government shake up by Mitterrand led him to be appointed Prime Minister (choosing him over the likes of Pierre Bérégovoy and Jacques Delors) at the age of 37. He advocated a new French socialism which accepts the market economy. He resigned after the Socialist defeat in the 1986 legislative election. Symbol of a "modern" French socialism, he was weakened by the "infected blood scandal". His government was accused of having knowingly let doctors give haemophiliacs transfusions of blood infected by HIV. A judicial process similar to Impeachment acquitted him of all personal moral responsibility in the matter but he has never been absolved by public opinion. He came to be seen as Lionel Jospin's rival to be Mitterrand's heir. He failed to win the First Secretaryship of the party in 1988 and 1990 (Rennes Congress) in spite of Mitterrand's support. Installed as President of the National Assembly in 1988 (at 41 years of age, the equal youngest in the history of the lower house), he succeeded finally in becoming First Secretary of the party in 1992, but resigned after the Socialist disaster of the 1993 legislative election. He came back as President of the National Assembly in 1997, then as Minister of Economy and Finance in Lionel Jospin's cabinet between 2000 and 2002. After Jospin's retirement, he hoped to return as Socialist leader but he failed. He declared that his mind was changed about a number of matters and he joined the left-wing of the party. In this position he was the leader of the defeated no camp in the vote that took place among the members of his party on 1 December 2004, to decide the stance that the party would take on the impending Referendum on the European Constitution. He went on to lead the rebel faction of the party advocating a no vote in the 2005 Referendum, and was seen as the spearhead of the whole no campaign in France. After the no vote won, the party leader gave an assurance that he could remain in the party though he was dismissed from the party's National Executive Committee. [edit] 2007 Socialist Party presidential primary electionFabius was a candidate in the Socialist Party's primary election to be the party's candidate in the 2007 presidential election, but finished third, behind Ségolène Royal, the winner, and Dominique Strauss-Kahn. He was subsequently re-elected to the National Assembly in the June 2007 parliamentary election.[1] [edit] Political careerGovernmental functions Prime minister : 1984-1986. Minister of Budget : 1981-1983. Minister of Research and Industry : 1983-1984. Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industry : 2000-2002. Electoral mandates European Parliament Member of European Parliament : 1989-1992 (Resignation). Elected in 1989. National Assembly of France President of the National Assembly of France : 1988-1992 (Resignation) / 1997-2000 (Became minister in 2000). Member of the National Assembly of France for Seine-Maritime : 1978-1981 (Became minister in 1981) / 1986-2000 (Became minister in 2000) / And since 2002. Elected in 1978, reelected in 1981, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007. Regional Council Regional councillor of Haute-Normandie : 1992-1995 (Resignation). General Council General councillor of Seine-Maritime : 2000-2002 (Resignation). Municipal Council Mayor of Le Grand-Quevilly : 1995-2000 (Resignation). Deputy-mayor of Le Grand-Quevilly : 1977-1995 / And since 2000. Reelected in 1983, 1989, 2000, 2001, 2008. Municipal councillor of Le Grand-Quevilly : Since 1977. Reelected in 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008. Agglomeration community Council President of the Agglomeration community of Rouen : Since 2008. Vice-president of the Agglomeration community of Rouen : 2001-2008. Member of the Agglomeration community of Rouen : Since 2001. Reelected in 2008. Political functions First Secretary (leader) of the Socialist Party (France) : 1992-1993. [edit] Fabius's Ministry, 19 July 1984 - 20 March 1986
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