About Jacques Santer
Jacques Louis Santer is a Luxembourgish politician who served as president of the European Commission from 1995 to 1999 before resigning amidst allegations of corruption. He served as the finance minister of Luxembourg from 1979 until 1989, and as 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 Luxembourgish 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. After the general election of 1984, Werner retired as prime minister and from political life in general, and Santer became the new prime minister. In May 2013, Santer became an Honorary Member of SME Europe, the official pro-business organisation of the European People's Party. Santer graduated in 1959 from Sciences Po, before receiving his doctorate in law from the University of Strasbourg in 1961.
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