List of Bilderberg attendees
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This is a list of prominent persons who have attended one or more conferences organized by the Bilderberg Group. The list is currently organized by category. It is not a complete list.
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[edit] Heads of government, heads of state and royalty
- Margaret Thatcher(1975)[1], former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Juan Carlos I, King of Spain
- Queen Sofia of Spain, wife of Juan Carlos I, King of Spain
- Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands[2]
- Bill Clinton, (1991)[3], US President, 1993 - 2001
- Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca, younger daughter of Juan Carlos I, King of Spain
- Tony Blair (1993)[3], current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Kostas Karamanlis (2003), current Prime Minister of Greece
- Angela Merkel (2005), current Chancellor of Germany
- Romano Prodi (Steering Committee Member of Bilderberg in the 1980s), current Italian Prime Minister and former President of the European Commission
- Jean Chrétien (2003), Canadian Prime Minister, 1993 - 2003
- Paul Martin (2003), Canadian Prime Minister, 2003 - 2006
- Stephen Harper (2003), Canadian Prime Minister, 2006 - Present
- Francisco Pinto Balsemao, former Prime Minister of Portugal, 1981 - 1983 and CEO of Impresa media group
- Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, King of Sweden
- Fredrik Reinfeldt, elected Prime Minister of Sweden, 2006 - Present
- Carl Bildt[2], former Swedish Prime Minister and current Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Davíð Oddsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland, 1991-2004
- Philippe, Duke of Brabant, Crown Prince of Belgium
[edit] Members of United States administrations
- Christian Herter (1961, 63, 64)[4], former Secretary of State
- Henry Kissinger (2004[5],2005,2006), Secretary of State, 1973 - 1977
- Richard Perle (2003), assistant Secretary of Defense, 1981 - 1987
- Donald Rumsfeld (2003), Secretary of Defense, 2001 - 2006
- David L. Aaron, Deputy National Security Advisor
[edit] Heads of major corporations
- H. J. Heinz II (1954)[6], CEO of H. J. Heinz Company
- Josef Ackermann (2005), CEO of Deutsche Bank
- Lord Browne of Madingley (1997[2], 2004), Chief Executive BP
- Jorma Ollila (1997[2], 2005), Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell and Nokia Corporation
- Jürgen E. Schrempp (1997[2], 2005), CEO of DaimlerChrysler
- Peter Sutherland (1997[2], 2005), former Chairman of BP
- Martin Taylor (1997)[2], former CEO, Barclays
- Daniel Vasella (2005), Chairman and CEO of Novartis
- Percy Barnevik (1997[2], 2001), former CEO of ASEA.
- Anders Björgerd (1973, 1982), former deputy CEO of Sydkraft AB.
- Harald Norvik (2006), former CEO of Statoil.
- Andrew Knight - Director of News Corporation, 1991-present, CEO of News International, 1900-1994, CEO and Editor-in-Chief The Daily Telegraph Group, Editor of The Economist, 1974-1984
[edit] UK cabinet ministers
- Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom
- Kenneth Clarke, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1993-1997; member of the Opposition 1998-1999, 2003-2004
- Denis Healey, Secretary of State for Defence 1963-1970, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1974-1979 (founder member)
[edit] Journalists
- Alexandre Adler, French conservative journalist (2003)
- Paul Gigot - Editor of the Editorial Page of The Wall Street Journal; 2003- Present
- Martin Wolf - Financial Times columnist
- Juan Luis Cebrián - Ex-director of El País Spanish journal, and delegated advisor of PRISA Group
- Will Hutton (1997)[3]
- Peter Jennings
[edit] EU Commissioners
European Union Commissioners who have attended include:
- Ritt Bjerregaard (1995)
- Frederik Bolkestein (2003)[7]
- Hans van den Broek (1995)
- Emma Bonino (1998)
- Leon Brittan (1998)
- Pascal Lamy (2003)[7]
- Mario Monti (1996,2003[7]) - former or present member of the Steering Committee
- Erkki Liikanen
- Pedro Solbes
- Günter Verheugen
- António Vitorino
- Romano Prodi - Steering Committee Member of Bilderberg in the 1980s
- Wim Duisenberg
- Lord Patten of Barnes
- Peter Mandelson (1999)
- Étienne Davignon, conference chairman in 2005
- Neelie Kroes (2005, 2006) - present Commissioner for Competition
[edit] UK civil servants
[edit] Military
- Terence Airey, Military Governor of Trieste
[edit] Other attendees
- Joseph E. Johnson (1954)[6], President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
- David Rockefeller, An original U.S. founding member, life member, and member of the Steering Committee (1954-);
- Zbigniew Brzezinski (Guest, 1972), President Carter's National Security Advisor;
- Lord Black of Crossharbour (1997)[2], Telegraph Chairman;
- William J McDonough (1997)[2], President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York;
- Sauli Niinistö (1997)[2], Finnish Finance Minister
- C. Fred Bergsten (1997)[2], President, Peterson Institute;
- Leif Pagrotsky (2001), Swedish Minister for Education, Research and Culture [1];
- Björn Bjarnason, in 1988 and 1991 as vice editor of Morgunblaðið, and in 1993 and 1995 as Icelandic minister of education;
- Guest at the 2003 Bilderberg Meeting included Carlos M. Collazo;
- Richard N. Haass (2004)[5], president, Council on Foreign Relations;
- Guests at the 2004 Bilderberg Meeting included John Edwards, James Wolfensohn, Melinda Gates, and Mario Draghi;
- Guests at the 2005 Bilderberg Meeting included Vernon Jordan and Mark Warner and may also have included, according to the Financial Times of May 2, Natan Sharansky and Bernard Kouchner;
- Guests at the 2006 Bilderberg Meeting included Vernon Jordan, George Pataki, Richard Perle, Dennis Ross, and prominent Canadians Paul Desmarais, Frank McKenna, Heather Reisman and Globe and Mail publisher Philip Crawley, Mahmood Sariolghalam (Iran National University), Siv Jensen, leader of Norwegian political party Fremskrittspartiet, Johann Olav Koss, and chairman of Scandinavian Airlines Egil Myklebust;
- Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
- George Osborne(2006)[9]- Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer 2004-Present; member of the opposition 2001-Present
[edit] References
- ^ Thatcher Papers, Catalogue of material, Pre-1979 personal papers, p.28
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Bilderberg Meeting of 1997 Assembles. PR Newswire (June 13th, 1997).
- ^ a b c Bill Hayton (29th September, 2005). Inside the secretive Bilderberg Group. BBC.
- ^ Herter, Christian Archibald, 1895-1966. Papers: Guide.. Houghton Library, Harvard.
- ^ a b Kenneth Maxwell (2004). The Case of the Missing Letter in Foreign Affairs:: Kissinger, Pinochet and Operation Condor. David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies.
- ^ a b Hatch, Alden (1962). H.R.H.Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands: An authorized biography. London: Harrap. ISBN B0000CLLN4.
- ^ a b c Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission. European Parliament (15th May, 2003).
- ^ Register of Lords Interests - Lord Roll of Ipsden. United Kingdom Parliament (October 1st, 2004).
- ^ Register of Members' Interests - George Osborne. United Kingdom Parliament (19th September 2006).
[edit] EU Commissioners
- Bilderberg meetings – MEP Patricia McKenna (V) to European Commission December 11, 1998
- Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission 19 January 1999
- Participation of Commissioner Emma Bonino in the 1998 Bilderberg meeting – McKenna 4 January 1999
- Participation of Commissioner Hans van den Broek in the 1995 Bilderberg meeting – McKenna 4 January 1999
- Participation of Commissioner Leon Brittan in the 1998 Bilderberg meeting – McKenna 4 January 1999
- Participation of Commissioner Ritt Bjerregaard in the 1995 Bilderberg meeting – McKenna 4 January 1999
- Participation of Commissioner Mario Monti in Bilderberg – McKenna 4 January 1999
- Joint answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission 5 February 1999
- Commissioner Monti's membership of the Executive Committee of the Trilateral Commission – McKenna 3 March 1999
- Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission 8 April 1999
- Commissioner Solbes Mira and Trilateral/Bilderberg MEP Patricia McKenna 19 May 2000
- Commissioners' links to the Bilderberg Group – MEP Patricia McKenna (Verts/ALE) to the Commission 4 April 2003
- Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission 15 May 2003
- Incompatibility between the holding of a Community decision-making office and membership of the Bilderberg Club and the Trilateral Commission MEP Mario Borghezio(NI) to the Commission 3 June 2003
- Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission 6 August 2003
- Other discussions of interest:
- Commission policy on public opinion Sören Wibe (PSE) to the Commission 1 September 1998
- Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission 20 October 1998
- November 2002 Caledar of Javier Solana "Address to the Steering Committee Bilderberg followed by working lunch"
[edit] Register of members interests at the British House of Commons
- REGISTER OF LORDS' INTERESTS ROLL OF IPSDEN, Lord: Member, Bilderberg Steering Committee
- Register of Journalists' Interests CLARKE, Rt. Hon. Kenneth: 3-6 June 1999, to Portugal, to attend Bilderberg meetings
- Register of Members' Interests CLARKE, Rt. Hon. Kenneth: 14-17 May 1998, I attended the Bilderberg Conference at Turnberry in Scotland
- Register of Journalists' Interests MANDELSON, Rt. Hon. Peter: June 1999, to Portugal, to attend Bilderberg Conference
[edit] Discussion on the topic of Bilderberg at the House of Commons
- Sir David Hannay: Attendance at Bilderberg Conference – Lord Stoddart of Swindon asked Her Majesty's Government 19 March 1996
- Complaint against Mr Kenneth Clarke – Memorandum submitted by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards 22 July 1997
- Bilderberg Group – A question by Mr Gill and an answer by the Prime Minister 30 March 1998
- Bilderberg Group – A question by Mr Winterton and an answer by Mr Rooker 7 April 1998
- Bilderberg Group – A question by Mr Winterton and an answer by Mrs Roche 8 April 1998
- Bilderberg Group – A question by Mr Keetch and an answer by the Prime Minister 15 June 1998
- Bilderberg Meeting, Turnberry – A question by Mr Gill and an answer by Mr Robertson 10 July 1998
- Parliamentary Question – A question by Mr Gill and an answer by Mr Robertson 13 July 1998
- Bilderberg Meeting, Turnbern – A question by Mr Keetch and an answer by Mr Robertson 20 July 1998
- Bilderberg Meeting, Turnberry – A question by Mr Gill and an answer by Mr Robertson 23 July 1998
- Analysis of complaints investigated – Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and the Committee on Standards and Privileges 10 November 1998
- Bilderberg Group – A question by Mr Keetch and an answer by the Prime Minister 7 May 1999
- Bilderberg Group – A question by Mr Bercow and an answer by the Prime Minister, 20 May 1999
- The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Mr. John Spellar speech – Commons Hansard Debates, Column 870 10 June 1999
- Bilderberg Group – A question by Mr Bercow and an answer by the Prime Minister 26 July 1999
- Bilderberg Meetings – A question by Mr Bercow and an answer by Ms Quinn 27 July 1999
- Bilderberg Meetings – A question by Mr Bercow and an answer by the Prime Minister 8 November 1999
- Bilderberg Conference – A question by Mr Bercow and an answer by Mr Hoon 11 November 1999
- Bilderberg Conference – A question by Mr Bercow and an answer by the Prime Minister 4 July 2000
- Committee on Standards and Privileges, Minutes of Evidence – Mr Levitt, Question 86 to Mr Clarke 27 February 2001
- Turnberry Bilderberg Meeting – A question by Mr Rosindell and an answer by Mr Blunkett 7 November 2002
[edit] External links
- New York Times references for John Edwards and others
- Cyprus represented for first time at secret Bilderberg meeting from the Cyprus Mail
- Secretive, powerful Bilderberg group meets near Ottawa from Globe and Mail - Includes partial list of 2006 attendees.
- 2006 participant list
- The masters of the universe - Donald Rumsfeld reference at the Asia Times Online
- Pataki Joins Bilderberg's Conclave November, 2006 New York Sun article mentions Senator Hillary Clinton as previous attendee.
