About Pierre Mauroy
Pierre Mauroy (French: [pjɛʁ moʁwa]; 5 July 1928 – 7 June 2013) was a French politician who was Prime Minister of France from 1981 to 1984 under President François Mitterrand. Mauroy also served as Mayor of Lille from 1973 to 2001 and President of the Socialist International from 1992 to 1999. At the time of his death, Mauroy was the emeritus mayor of the city of Lille. == Biography == === Background === Mauroy was born in Cartignies. The son of a schoolteacher, Mauroy became a technical education teacher in Colombes and in 1955 was elected general secretary of the Union of Technical Education Colleges within the National Education Federation. He also led the Socialist Youth Movement and became a leading figure in the Socialist federation of Nord département, which was among the third biggest of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) party and climbed quickly in the party. In 1966, he became the second most powerful person of the party behind the secretary general, Guy Mollet. Nevertheless, when Mollet resigned as leader in 1969, Alain Savary was chosen to succeed him. Mauroy also led an important national association of youth clubs and was a trades unionist. From a working-class background, Mauroy represented (according to one observer) "the old working-class bastions of the north." === Political career === After the electoral disasters of 1968 and 1969, he was persuaded of the necessity to renew the party.
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