Chirac, Jacques (1932 - )

Jacques Chirac (Photo: Swedish EU Presidency)

President of France (2000-2007), hosted the record five-day summit in Nice that established the Treaty of Nice in December 2000.

Lost referendum on the proposed EU Constitution on 29 May 2005.

Chirac did not stand as a candidate in the Presidential elections of May 2007, when  Nicolas Sarkozy was elected president.  

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