Michel Rocard Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Michel Rocard, based on 11 World History Database records associated with France.

11 records1955–19939 events2 places

Chronological biography

1955

Secretary1955

Government / Government of France · Secretary of National

Appointed National Secretary

1967

National Secretary of PSU1967

Politics / PSU · National Secretary of PSU

Appointed National Secretary of the PSU

1969

Election1969

Politics / PSU · Secretary of PSU

Wins the Yvelines by-election against the outgoing Prime Minister de Murville. Wins 3.61% of the votes during the presidential elections

1974

Resignation of Michel Rocard1974

Politics / PSU · Secretary of PSU

Resigns from the PSU to join the more moderate Socialist Party

1981

Minister of Planning1981

Government / Government of France · Minister of Planning

Appointed Minister of Planning

1983

Secretary of State for Agriculture1983

Government / Government of France · Secretary of State for Agriculture

Appointed Minister of Agriculture

1985

Resignation of Michel Rocard1985

Government / Government of France · Secretary of State for Agriculture · Paris

Resigns over the introduction of PR

1988

Prime Minister of France1988

Government / Socialist Party · Prime Minister of France

Appointed Prime Minister of France

1990

Treaty of Schengen19 June 1990

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Prime Minister of France · Schengen

During the Schengen process, Rocard leads France when the implementing Convention establishes detailed rules for a border-free Schengen area. French officials link border removal with operational law-enforcement cooperation.

Treaty of Schengen27 November 1990

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Prime Minister of France · Paris

Rocard helps lead France as Italy signs its agreement to accede to the Schengen Convention. Paris also emphasises effective controls at the Schengen area's external frontier.

1993

Party Leader1993

Politics / Socialist Party · Party Leader of SP

Appointed Party Leader of the Socialist Party

Titles and roles

Minister of Planning · National Secretary of PSU · Party Leader of SP · Prime Minister of France · Secretary of National · Secretary of PSU · Secretary of State for Agriculture

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.