Walter Hallstein

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Person.png Walter Hallstein   Amazon SpartacusRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(academic, lawyer, diplomat, spook?)
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BornWalther Peter Hallstein
1901-11-17
Mainz, Germany
Died1982-03-29 (Age 80)
Stuttgart, Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materFriedrich Wilhelm University
PartyChristian Democratic Union

Employment.png Member of the Bundestag Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
28 September 1969 - 19 November 1972
Succeeded byWolfgang Schäuble

Employment.png President of the European Commission Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
7 January 1958 - 30 June 1967
Succeeded byJean Rey

Walter Hallstein was a German politician who was the first president of the European Commission.

Career

On the 1st January 1958 Hallsein became the first president of the European Commission. He held this post for ten years and during this period he advocated the establishment of the Common Market.

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
1948 Hague Congress7 May 194811 May 1948Netherlands
The Hague
Landmark conference which had a profound influence on the shape of the European Movement. Many of the groups organizing the conference received covert funding from the CIA.
Bilderberg/1955 September23 September 195525 September 1955Germany
Bavaria
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
The third Bilderberg, in West Germany. The subject of a report by Der Spiegel which inspired a heavy blackout of subsequent meetings.
Bilderberg/195611 May 195613 May 1956Denmark
Fredensborg
The 4th Bilderberg meeting, with 147 guests, in contrast to the generally smaller meetings of the 1950s. Has two Bilderberg meetings in the years before and after
Bilderberg/195813 September 195815 September 1958Buxton
UK
England
The 7th Bilderberg and the first one in the UK. 72 guests
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