Pierre Werner
Pierre Werner (29 December 1913 – 24 June 2002)[1] was a Luxembourgian politician in the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) who was the 18th Prime Minister from 1959 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1984.
Pierre Werner | |
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| 18th Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
| In office 16 July 1979 – 20 July 1984 | |
| Monarch | Jean |
| Preceded by | Gaston Thorn |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Santer |
| In office 2 March 1959 – 15 June 1974 | |
| Monarch | Charlotte Jean |
| Preceded by | Pierre Frieden |
| Succeeded by | Gaston Thorn |
| Minister of Finances | |
| In office 23 December 1953 – 15 June 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Bech Pierre Frieden Himself |
| Preceded by | Pierre Dupong |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Vouel |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 2 March 1959 – 3 January 1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Victor Bodson |
| Succeeded by | Jean Dupong |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 15 July 1964 – 3 January 1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Eugène Schaus |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Grégoire |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 23 December 1953 – 2 March 1959 | |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Bech Pierre Frieden |
| Preceded by | Joseph Bech |
| Succeeded by | Eugène Schaus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 December 1913 Saint-André-lez-Lille, France |
| Died | 24 June 2002 (aged 88) Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Political party | Christian Social People's |
References
- ↑ Bates, Stephen (28 June 2002). "Obituary: Pierre Werner. The man who dreamed up the euro". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/jun/28/guardianobituaries.euro. Retrieved 7 December 2015.