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My Take
Pascal Lamy fascinates me precisely because his arena is invisible. As Director-General of the World Trade Organization for eight years, he shaped the rules that quietly govern everyday life across the globe. An HEC graduate decorated with the Legion of Honour and a shelf of honorary doctorates, he embodies the technocrat who moves the world from backstage rather than the spotlight. I find that more impressive, not less, because trade policy touches every household yet rarely gets celebrated. Spanning economics, politics, and banking, Lamy is the kind of behind-the-scenes giant I genuinely admire for steering systems most of us never see.
Overview
Pascal Lucien Fernand Lamy (French pronunciation: [paskal lami]; born 8 April 1947) is a French political consultant, businessman and former civil servant and politician. He was the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from 1 September 2005 to 1 September 2013 for 8 years. In April 2009, WTO members reappointed Lamy for a second 4-year term, beginning on 1 September 2009.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pascal Lamy
- Name (Japanese)
- パスカル・ラミー
- Reading
- ぱすかる・らみー
- Born
- April 8, 1947 (age 79)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Boar
- Origin
- Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- economist / politician / banker / merchant
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2013 Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2010 Global Economy Prize
- 2003 Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain
- 2009 Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva
- 2018 Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 2011 honorary doctor of the Sichuan University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.