Laurent Fabius - Fabius's Ministry, 19 July 1984 - 20 March 1986

French statesman and prime minister (1984–6), born in Paris, France. He studied at the Ecole Normale Supérieure and the Ecole Nationale d'Administration, joined the Council of State as an auditor in 1973, and became economic adviser to the Socialist Party (PS) leader, François Mitterrand, in 1976. Elected to the National Assembly in 1978, he was appointed budget minister when the PS gained power in 1981, minister for research and industry in 1983, and prime minister at the age of 37. He introduced a liberal, ‘free-market’ economic programme, which had some success, but he resigned following his party's electoral defeat in March 1986. Between 1989 and 1992 he was a member of the European Parliament, and in 1997 became president of the French National Assembly.

Laurent Fabius

Prime Minister of France
In office 17 July 1984 – 20 March 1986
Preceded by	Pierre Mauroy
Succeeded by	Jacques Chirac
Born	20 August 1946 Paris
Political party	Socialist

Laurent Fabius (born 20 August 1946) is a former Socialist Prime Minister of France.

Fabius's Ministry, 19 July 1984 - 20 March 1986

Laurent Fabius - Prime Minister Claude Cheysson - Minister of External Relations Roland Dumas - Minister of European Affairs Charles Hernu - Minister of Defense Pierre Joxe - Minister of the Interior and Decentralization Pierre Bérégovoy - Minister of Economy, Finance, and Budget Edith Cresson - Minister of Industrial Redeployment and External Commerce Michel Delebarre - Minister of Labour, Employment, and Vocational Training Robert Badinter - Minister of Justice Jean-Pierre Chevènement - Minister of National Education Michel Rocard - Minister of Agriculture Huguette Bouchardeau - Minister of Environment Paul Quilès - Minister of Transport, Town Planning, and Housing Michel Crépeau - Minister of Commerce, Craft Industry, and Tourism Gaston Defferre - Minister of Planning and Regional Planning Hubert Curien - Minister of Research and Technology Georgina Dufoix - Minister of Social Affairs and National Solidarity.

Preceded by: Jean-Pierre Chevènement	Minister of Industry 1983–1984	Succeeded by: Edith Cresson
	Minister of Research 1983–1984	Succeeded by: Hubert Curien
Preceded by: Pierre Mauroy	Prime Minister of France 1984–1986	Succeeded by: Jacques Chirac
Preceded by: Jacques Chaban-Delmas	President of the National Assembly 1988–1992	Succeeded by: Henri Emmanuelli
Preceded by: Pierre Mauroy	First Secretary of the Socialist Party 1992–1993	Succeeded by: Michel Rocard
Preceded by: Philippe Séguin	President of the National Assembly 1997–2000	Succeeded by: Raymond Forni
Preceded by: Christian Sautter	Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry 2000–2002	Succeeded by: Francis Mer

Prime Ministers of the French Fifth Republic
Michel Debré  • Georges Pompidou • Maurice Couve de Murville • Jacques Chaban-Delmas • Pierre Messmer • Jacques Chirac  • Raymond Barre • Pierre Mauroy  • Laurent Fabius • Jacques Chirac • Michel Rocard • Édith Cresson • Pierre Bérégovoy  • Édouard Balladur • Alain Juppé • Lionel Jospin • Jean-Pierre Raffarin • Dominique de Villepin