Pascal Lamy
| Pascal Lamy | |
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| Director-General of the World Trade Organization | |
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In office 1 September 2005 – 1 September 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Supachai Panitchpakdi |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Azevêdo |
| European Commissioner for Trade | |
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In office 13 September 1999 – 22 November 2004 | |
| President | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Leon Brittan |
| Succeeded by | Peter Mandelson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 April 1947 Levallois-Perret, France |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Geneviève Lamy |
| Alma mater |
Institute of Political Studies, Paris School of High Commercial Studies, Paris National School of Administration, Strasbourg |
Pascal Lamy (born 8 April 1947) is a French political consultant and businessman. He was the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) until 1 September 2013. His appointment took effect on 1 September 2005 for a four-year term. In April 2009, WTO members reappointed Lamy for a second four-year term, beginning on 1 September 2009. He was then succeeded by Roberto Azevêdo. Pascal Lamy was also European Commissioner for Trade and is currently the Honorary President of the Paris-based think tank, Notre Europe.
Early life
Born in Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, a suburb of Paris, Lamy studied at Sciences Po Paris, from HEC and ÉNA, graduating second in his year of those specialising in economics. Lamy is also an honorary graduate of the University of Warwick.[1]
He then joined the civil service, and in this role he ended up serving as an adviser to Jacques Delors as Economics and Finance Minister and Pierre Mauroy as Prime Minister.
Lamy has been a member of the French Socialist Party since 1969.
Career
Member of the European Commission
When Delors became President of the European Commission in 1984, he took Lamy with him to serve as chef de cabinet, which he did until the end of Delors' term in 1994. During his time there, Lamy became known as the Beast of the Berlaymont, the Gendarme and Exocet due to his habit of ordering civil servants, even Directors-General (head of departments) "precisely what to do – or else." He was seen as ruling Delors' office with a "rod of iron", with no-one able to bypass or manipulate him and those who tried being "banished to one of the less pleasant European postings".[2]
Lamy briefly moved into business at Crédit Lyonnais. Promoted to second in command, he was involved in the restructuring and privatisation of the bank.
Returning to the European Commission in 1999, Lamy was appointed European Commissioner for Trade by Commission President Romano Prodi. Lamy served to the expiry of the commission's term in 2004. His ability to manage the powerful civil servants in his department was noted.[3] During his time in office, he pushed for a new Doha round of world trade talks and advocated reform within the WTO.[4]
Director-General of the WTO, 2005–2013
On 13 May 2005, Lamy was chosen as the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, and took office on 1 September 2005 for a four-year term. He had been nominated by the European Union and won over candidates including Carlos Pérez del Castillo of Uruguay and Jaya Krishna Cuttaree of Mauritius.
On 30 April 2009, Lamy was re-elected unanimously by the WTO General Council for a second term of four years, beginning 1 September 2009.[5] He also served as the chairman of the organization's Trade Negotiations Committee. He was the WTO's fifth director-general.
Other activities
- Centre for European Reform (CER), Member of the Advisory Board
- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member[6]
- Fondation européenne d'études progressistes (FEPS), Vice-President of the Bureau
- UNAIDS–Lancet Commission on Defeating AIDS, Member (2013-2015)[7]
Personal life
Lamy is married and has three sons. His hobbies include running and cycling.[8]
Select publications
- Lamy, Pascal. The Geneva Consensus: Making Trade Work for All. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013.
- Lamy, Pascal. The Economic Summit and the European Community. Bissell Paper No. 5. Toronto: University of Toronto, Centre for International Studies, 1988
Lectures
The Relationship between WTO Law and General International Law in the Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law
References
- ↑ Honorary Degrees for Pensions Campaigner, World Trade Director and Theatre Critic
- ↑ Eppink, Derk-Jan (2007). Life of a European Mandarin: Inside the Commission. Ian Connerty (trans.) (1st ed.). Tielt, Belgium: Lannoo. pp. 22–3. ISBN 978-90-209-7022-7.
- ↑ Former EU Mandarin Spills the Beans on Commission Intrigue Deutsche Welle
- ↑ Raphael Minder, Frances Williams and Alan Beattie (December 7, 2004), Pascal Lamy in running to head WTO Financial Times.
- ↑ WTO | News – What's happening at the WTO
- ↑ Members European Council on Foreign Relations.
- ↑ List of Commissioners UNAIDS–Lancet Commission on Defeating AIDS.
- ↑ Commissioner Pascal Lamy, Europa
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pascal Lamy. |
- About Pascal Lamy
- Pascal Lamy's Commissioner's profile
- Notre Europe
- "Pascal Lamy – Managing Global Expectations", The Globalist, 23 February 2006
- Pascal Lamy: Free Trade and Interdependence Help Promote Freedom – video report by Democracy Now!
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Édith Cresson Yves-Thibault de Silguy |
French European Commissioner 1999–2004 Served alongside: Michel Barnier |
Succeeded by Jacques Barrot |
| Preceded by Leon Brittan |
European Commissioner for Trade 1999–2004 Served alongside: Danuta Hübner |
Succeeded by Peter Mandelson |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Supachai Panitchpakdi |
Director-General of the World Trade Organization 2005–2013 |
Succeeded by Roberto Azevêdo |
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