Michel Rocard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Michel Rocard

French politician

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1930

Place of Birth: Courbevoie, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 02-Jul-2016

Profession: politician, official

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Michel Rocard (French: [mi??l ??ka?]; 23 August 1930 – 2 July 2016) was a French politician and a member of the Socialist Party (PS).
He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1988 to 1991, during which he created the Revenu minimum d'insertion (RMI), a social minimum welfare program for indigents, and achieved the Matignon Accords regarding the status of New Caledonia.
He was a member of the European Parliament, and was strongly involved in European policies until 2009.
In 2007, he joined a Commission under the authority of Nicolas Sarkozy's Minister of Education, Xavier Darcos.