He served in the Santer Commission and was in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs.

[3] Before moving to the European Commission in 1995, de Silguy served as chief adviser on European Union affairs to Prime Minister Édouard Balladur from 1993 to 1995.

[5][6] Following the resignation of the Santer Commission, France did not renominate de Silguy.

[7] In 2000, de Silguy became a member of the Executive Board of Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux and later served as Chief Executive Officer of Suez from 2001 to 2003.

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