Jacques Santer

His Excellency Jacques Santer
Santer in 1996
President of the European Commission
In office 25 January 1995 – 15 March 1999
Vice President	Leon Brittan
Preceded by	Jacques Delors
Succeeded by	Manuel Marín (Acting)
22nd Prime Minister of Luxembourg
In office 20 July 1984 – 26 January 1995
Monarch	Jean
Preceded by	Pierre Werner
Succeeded by	Jean-Claude Juncker
Minister of Finances
In office 16 July 1979 – 14 July 1989
Prime Minister	Pierre Werner Himself
Preceded by	Jacques Poos
Succeeded by	Jean-Claude Juncker
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 10 June 1979 – 4 January 1995
Personal details
Born	Jacques Louis Santer (1937-05-18) 18 May 1937 (age 87) Wasserbillig, Luxembourg
Political party	Christian Social People's European People's
Spouse	Danièle Binot (m. 1967)
Children	Patrick, Jérôme
Alma mater	University of Paris University of Amsterdam[citation needed]
Jacques Santer's voice Santer on the introduction of the euro Recorded 12 December 1998

Jacques Santer (born 18 May 1937)^[1] is a Luxembourgish politician who served as the ninth president of the European Commission from 1995 to 1999. He served as the finance minister of Luxembourg from 1979 until 1989, and the 22nd prime minister of Luxembourg from 1984 to 1995, as a member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), which was the leading party in the Luxembourg government between 1979 and 2013. As Prime Minister of Luxembourg he also led the negotiations on the Single European Act, which effectively set aside the 20-year-old Luxembourg Compromise.