Marc Forné Molné

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Marc Forné i Molné (born in 1946) has been the Head of Government of Andorra since 7 December 1994. After 2 full terms, he will step down as head of government after the general elections to be held during spring 2005. He is a lawyer by profession, and is currently president of the Liberal Party of Andorra (Partit Liberal d'Andorra).

The policy lead by Marc Forné is inspired by liberalism and aims to maintain a low taxation level and avoid any statist drift.

Outstanding quotes

• "We want to take into account the latest debates on the so-called Welfare State, to be found in the documents of the United Nations and of the European Union, in order to avoid sterile imitations and the most common dysfunction’s of this model: very high social expenditure, heavy-handed State control and an excessive bureaucracy, lack of efficiency in the distribution of resources, an excessive protectionism that engenders the dependency of the citizens, and the demobilization of social initiatives." (at World Summit for Social Development, Copenhagen, Denmark, March 11 1995)

• "A country's strategy is always based on a fundamental philosophical outlook. Discoveries made during the last hundred years have shown that liberalism is the best system to improve a country's well being - This is why Andorra's strategy is based on a liberal way of thinking" (at Liberal International Congress, Oxford, United Kingdom, 27-30 November 1997)