Gaston Thorn
Gaston Egmond Thorn (3 September 1928 – 26 August 2007)[1] was a Luxembourg politician. He served as the 20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1974–79), President of the United Nations General Assembly (1975), and the seventh President of the European Commission (1981–85).
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| President of the European Commission | |
| In office 20 January 1981 – 6 January 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Roy Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Delors |
| Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
| In office 15 June 1974 – 16 July 1979 | |
| Monarch | Jean |
| Deputy | Raymond Vouel Bernard Berg |
| Preceded by | Pierre Werner |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Werner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gaston Egmond Thorn 3 September 1928 Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Died | 26 August 2007 (aged 78) Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Liliane Thorn-Petit |
| Children | 1 |
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Thorn (second from the left) at the 1983 G7 summit
References
- ↑ Palmer, John (28 August 2007). "Obituary: Gaston Thorn". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/aug/28/guardianobituaries.obituaries1. Retrieved 6 December 2015.