Michel Rocard AC (French: [miʃɛl ʁɔkaʁ]; born 23 August 1930) is a French politician 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 led the Matignon Accords regarding the status of New Caledonia. He is currently a member of the European Parliament and has been strongly involved in European policies.
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active years end date
1983-03-22, 1985-04-04, 1991-05-15
active years start date
1981-05-22, 1983-03-22, 1988-05-10
birth date
1930-08-23
birth place
Hauts-de-Seine, Courbevoie
order in office
Minister of Agriculture, Prime Minister of France, First Secretary of the Socialist Party, Minister of Territorial Development
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