WTO DIRECTOR-GENERAL

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 source: www.wto.org