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Jacques Delors

President of the European Commission, 1985 to 1995

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Drove the single market and the road to the euro and tried to give the EU a social dimension, and is often called its most influential president.

Jacques Delors sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and centered on liberty and authority. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, strongly globalist on nation and leaning tech-optimist on technology. The profile is close to the middle on liberty and authority and interventionism.

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Where Jacques Delors sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityCentered on liberty and authority
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Jacques Delors

Adolf Hitler Chancellor and Führer of Germany, 1933 to 194513%Donald Trump US President, 2017 to 2021 and 2025 to present13%Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 202213%Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy, 1922 to 194314%

Political views closest to Jacques Delors

Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…98%FabianismPursues socialism gradually through research, education and reform rather than revolution.95%KeynesianismSupports government spending and central bank action to smooth recessions and protect…94%OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…94%

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