Raymond Octave Joseph Barre was a French politician and economist. He was a Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs under three presidents. He later served as Prime Minister under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing from 1976 until 1981. As a candidate for the presidency in 1988, he came in third and was eliminated in the first round. He was born in Saint-Denis, on the French island of Réunion, and then still a colony.
- Occupation
- economist, politician, professor
- Position held
- Prime Minister of France, mayor of Lyon, Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry, European Commissioner for Economic Affairs
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- April 12, 1924
