Background
DUMAS, Roland was born on August 23, 1922 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France. Parents: Georges Dumas and Elisabeth Dumas (née Lecanuet).
minister of foreign affairs Minister of State
DUMAS, Roland was born on August 23, 1922 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France. Parents: Georges Dumas and Elisabeth Dumas (née Lecanuet).
Limoges High School; Faculty of Law, Paris, first degree, second degree. Independent School of Political Sciences, diploma. London School of Economics, degree.
School of Oriental Languages.
Deputy, Democratic and Social Union of the Resistance, for Haute-Vienne. 1956-1958; Deputy, FGDS, for Corrèze, 2nd constituency: Brive, 196768. Vice-Chairman of National Assembly, 1968.
Socialist Deputy for Dordogne, Périgueux, 1981-1983. Minister for European Affairs, 198384. Government spokesman, 1984.
Minister of External Relations, 1984-1986. Deputy for Dordogne, 1986, re-elected 1988, gave up seat to Paul Duvaleix. Chairman of Foreign Affairs Commission, National Assembly, 1986-1987.
Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, since 1988. Barrister, Paris Appeal Court, since 1950. Journalist; ex-political director, Socialiste Limousin.
Political director, la Corrèze républicaine et Socialiste (weekly), since 1967.
National Assembly 1956-1958, 1967-1968, 1981-1983, since 1986.
Spouse Anne-Marie Lillet, 1964. Children: Delphine, David, Damien.