Santer, Jacques (1937 - )
- Jacques Santer (Photo: EP)
Santer subsequently became President of the EU Commission when the UK vetoed the nomination of the Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene, preferring the similarly, federalist but supposedly weaker, Santer. He and the rest of his Commission resigned on 15th March 1999 following an investigation into administrative failings (incompetence and malpractice) by an independent group of experts. The report stated that they had not found a single person showing the slightest sense of responsibility.
Since 1999, Santer has been a Christian Democratic member of the EU Parliament. EPP.
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See also Censure, Andreasen and Buitenen.
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