Pascal Lamy

Biography

LAMY Pascal, Lucien, Fernand

Born on 8 April 1947 in Levallois Perret (Seine)
Son of Jacques Lamy and Denise Dujardin
Married Geneviève Luchaire, Lawyer, on 2 June 1972
(Three children : Julien, David and Quentin)

EDUCATION

Lycée Carnot in Paris
Graduate of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales and
the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris (MBA)
Postgraduate diploma in advanced legal studies
University certificate in general literary studies

CAREER

January 1973/ May 1975	Student at the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (“Léon Blum” contingent), graduated second in his year (economics section)
June 1975	Posted to the Inspection Générale des Finances
1979	Secretary General of the “Mayoux Committee”
1979	Posted to the Direction du Trésor
1979/1981	Deputy Secretary General, then Secretary General of the Interministerial Committee for the Remodelling of Industrial Structures (CIASI) in the Treasury Department
May 1981	Technical Adviser, then Deputy Director (June 1982), Office of the Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs (Mr Jacques Delors)
April 1983/ July 1984	Deputy Director, Office of the Prime Minister (Mr Pierre Mauroy)
January 1985/ April 1994	Chef de Cabinet to the President of the Commission of the European Communities (Mr Jacques Delors)
May 1994	Crédit Lyonnais — Member of the Executive Committee
1999	Director General — Crédit Lyonnais
September 1999-2004	Commissioner for Trade at the European Commission — Brussels
Since Dec 2004	President of the Association “Notre Europe” Associate Professor at Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris

MILITARY SERVICE

Lieutenant Commander (Navy)

DECORATIONS

1999	Légion d'Honneur
1991	Knight Commander's cross (Badge and Star) of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1995	Commandor of the Order of Merit of Luxemburg
2000	Officer of the Order of Merit of Gabon
2002	Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Louvain (Belgium)
2003	Decorated in the Order of the Aztek Eagle (Mexico)
2004	Decorated in the Order of Merit of Chili

PUBLICATIONS

1979	Author with J.L. Bianco, of the report on Welfare Assistance for Children
1993	Report on “Monde-Europe”; group presided by P. Lamy (XI Plan of the Commissariat Général au Plan)
2002	“The Europe we want” (Plon) with Jean Pisani Ferry
2002	“L’Europe en première ligne” (Seuil)
2004	“La démocratie monde” (Seuil RDI)

SPORTS

Tennis, jogging and marathon

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