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- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing abstract "Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing (French pronunciation: [valeʁi ʒiskaʁ destɛ̃]; born 2 February 1926), also known as Giscard or VGE, is a French centrist politician and a member of the Constitutional Council of France. He served as President of the French Republic from 1974 until 1981.His tenure as President was marked by a more liberal attitude on social issues – such as divorce, contraception, and abortion – and attempts to modernize the country and the office of the presidency, notably launching such far-reaching infrastructure projects as the high-speed TGV train and the turn towards reliance on nuclear power as France's main energy source. However, his popularity suffered from the economic downturn that followed the 1973 energy crisis, marking the end of the "thirty glorious years" after World War II, combined with the official discourse that the "end of the tunnel was near".Giscard faced political opposition from both sides of the spectrum: from the newly unified left of François Mitterrand, and from a rising Jacques Chirac, who resurrected Gaullism on a right-wing opposition line. All this, as well as bad public relations, caused his unpopularity to grow at the end of his term, and he failed to secure re-election in 1981.He is a proponent of the United States of Europe and, having limited his involvement in national politics after his defeat, he became involved with the European Union. He notably presided over the Convention on the Future of the European Union that drafted the ill-fated Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe. He took part, with a prominent role, in the annual Bilderberg private conference.He also became involved in the regional politics of Auvergne, serving as president of that region from 1986 to 2004. He was elected to the French Academy, taking the seat that his friend and former President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor had held. As a former President, he is a member of the Constitutional Council.".
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing almaMater xc3x89cole_nationale_dadministration.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing almaMater École_Polytechnique.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing birthDate "1926-02-02".
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing birthPlace Koblenz.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing birthPlace Weimar_Republic.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing birthYear "1926".
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing child Henri_Giscard_dEstaing.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing child Louis_Giscard_dEstaing.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing office "Co-Prince of Andorra".
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing office "Minister of Economy and Finance".
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing office "Minister of Finance and Economics Affairs".
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing office "President of the French Republic".
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing office "President of the Regional CouncilofAuvergne".
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing office "President ofUnion for French Democracy".
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing office "Secretary of StateforFinances".
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing otherParty Union_for_French_Democracy.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing party Democratic_Convention_(France).
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing party Independent_Republicans.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing party Liberal_Democracy_(France).
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- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing party Republican_Party_(France).
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing party Union_for_French_Democracy.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing predecessor François-Xavier_Ortoli.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing predecessor Georges_Pompidou.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing predecessor Jean_Lecanuet.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing predecessor Wilfrid_Baumgartner.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing president Charles_de_Gaulle.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing president Georges_Pompidou.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing primeMinister Georges_Pompidou.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing primeMinister Jacques_Chaban-Delmas.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing primeMinister Jacques_Chirac.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing primeMinister Michel_Debré.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing primeMinister Pierre_Messmer.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing primeMinister Raymond_Barre.
- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing religion Catholic_Church.
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- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing successor François_Léotard.
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- Valxc3xa9ry_Giscard_dEstaing successor Jean-Pierre_Fourcade.
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