List of Bilderberg attendees
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List of Bilderberg attendees 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 and it includes both living and deceased people. Where known, the year(s) they attended are denoted in brackets.
The Bilderberg Group or Bilderberg conference is an unofficial annual invitation-only conference of around 130 guests, most of whom are persons of influence in the fields of business, media, and politics.
The elite group meets annually at luxury hotels or resorts throughout the world, normally in Europe, once every four years in the United States or Canada. It has an office in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands.[1] They met at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey for the June 2007 meeting.[2] The 56th Bilderberg meeting took place June 6-8, 2008 at the Westfields Marriott in Chantilly, Va.
[edit] Royalty
- Prince Philip (1965, 1966, 1967), Duke of Edinburgh
- Prince Charles (1986), Prince of Wales
- Prince Bernhard, father of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
- Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands[3]
- Claus von Amsberg (1967, 1968, 1971), husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
- Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange (2001, 2008)
- Juan Carlos I, King of Spain
- Queen Sofia of Spain, wife of Juan Carlos I, King of Spain
- Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca, younger daughter of Juan Carlos I, King of Spain
- Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant (2008), Crown Prince of Belgium
- Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, King of Sweden
- Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1985)
- Prince Axel of Denmark (1955, 1957)
[edit] Politics
[edit] United States
- Fuller (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), Dad Was Cop
- Jordan Albaugh (1957, 1958, 1964, 1966), former Greatest American Hero, Ever
- Bill Clinton (1991)[4], former US President, 1993 - 2001
- Hillary Clinton (1997), current US Senator, also attended the World Economic Forum, the Munich Conference on Security Policy, the Salzburg Global Seminar and the Renaissance Weekend. Member of the Democratic Leadership Council
- Gerald R. Ford (1964, 1966), former US President
- Dan Quayle (1990, 1991), former US Vice President
- Walter F. Mondale (1974), former US Vice President
- Nelson A. Rockefeller (1957, 1974), former US Vice President, former Governor of New York
- Dean Acheson (1957, 1958, 1964, 1966), former United States Secretary of State
- Christian Herter (1961, 1963, 1964, 1966)[5], former Secretary of State
- Dean Rusk (1955, 1957, 1966), former United States Secretary of State
- Cyrus Vance (1971), former United States Secretary of State
- Henry Kissinger (1957, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977-2003, 2004[6], 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), Secretary of State, 1973 - 1977
- Richard Perle (1985, 2003, 2006, 2008), assistant Secretary of Defense, 1981 - 1987
- Donald Rumsfeld (1975, 2002), Secretary of Defense, 2001 - 2006
- David L. Aaron (1977), former Deputy National Security Advisor
- George P. Shultz (2008), former United States Secretary of State, former United States Secretary of the Treasury
- Colin L. Powell (1997), former United States Secretary of State
- Condoleezza Rice (2008), current United States Secretary of State
- William J. Perry (1996), former United States Secretary of Defense
- Lloyd Bentsen (1989, 1995, 1996, 1997), former United States Secretary of the Treasury
- Robert S. McNamara (1968, 1975), former US Secretary of Defense, former President of the World Bank
- McGeorge Bundy (1956, 1957, 1964, 1966), former National Security Advisor (United States)
- Walt Whitman Rostow, former National Security Advisor (United States)
- James Steinberg, former Deputy National Security Advisor
- Brent Scowcroft (1985, 1994), former National Security Advisor (United States)
- Sandy Berger, former National Security Advisor (United States)
- Nicholas F. Brady (1991), former United States Secretary of the Treasury
- Henry M. Paulson, Jr. (2008), current United States Secretary of the Treasury
- Robert Zoellick (1991, 2003, 2006, 2008), former Deputy Secretary of State and current President of the World Bank
- Paul Wolfowitz (2008), former President of the World Bank
- Richard Holbrooke (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008), former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
- Lawrence Summers (1998, 2002, 2008), former United States Secretary of the Treasury
- C. Douglas Dillon (1968), former United States Secretary of the Treasury
- Kenneth W. Dam, former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
- Roger Altman (2008), former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
- Stuart Eizenstat, former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
- Robert M. Kimmitt, current United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
- Richard N. Haass (2004)[6], president, Council on Foreign Relations
- John Edwards (2004), former US Senator
- Bill Bradley (1985), former US Senator
- Thomas A. Daschle (2008), former US Senator
- Jay Rockefeller (1971), current US Senator
- L. Douglas Wilder (1991), former Governor of Virginia, current Mayor of Richmond, Virginia
- Mark Warner (2005), former Governor of Virginia
- Mark Sanford (2008), current Governor of South Carolina, also attended the Renaissance Weekend
- Bill Richardson (1999, 2000), current Governor of New Mexico
- Christopher Dodd (1999, 2000, 2001), current US Senator
- Chuck Hagel (1999, 2000, 2001), current US Senator
- Evan Bayh (1999), current US Senator
- Kay Bailey Hutchison (2000, 2002), current US Senator
- Dianne Feinstein (1991), current US Senator
- Jon Corzine (1995, 1996, 1997[3], 1999, 2003, 2004), current Governor of New Jersey
- James Florio (1994), former Governor of New Jersey
- Thomas Kean, former Governor of New Jersey
- Christine Todd Whitman (1998), former Governor of New Jersey
- George Pataki (2006), former Governor of New York
- Thomas E. Dewey (1956, 1957, 1966), former Governor of New York
- Sam Nunn (1996, 1997[3]), former US Senator
- Tom Foley (1995, 2002), former Speaker of the US House of Representatives
- Lee H. Hamilton (1997)[3], former US Congressman
- Ross Wilson (ambassador) (2007), current United States Ambassador to Turkey
- Alexander Haig, former United States Secretary of State
- Winston Lord (1974), former United States Ambassador to China
- John Sparkman (1955, 1966), former US Senator
- Hugh Scott (1961, 1966), former US Senator
- J. William Fulbright (1956, 1957, 1964), former US Senator
- Henry M. Jackson (1964, 1966-1968), former US Senator
- Jacob Javits (1964, 1966), former US Senator
- H. John Heinz III, former US Senator
- Frank Church, former US Senator
- Clifford P. Case (1958), former US Senator
- John Chafee, former US Senator
- George J. Mitchell, former US Senator
- Claiborne Pell, former US Senator
- Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former US Senator
- Daniel J. Evans, former US Senator, former Governor of Washington
- Larry Pressler, former US Senator
- Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (1971), former US Senator
- Charles Mathias, Jr. (1967, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1977), former US Senator
- Adlai Stevenson III (1971), former US Senator
- Edward Brooke (1968), former US Senator
- Fred R. Harris (1966), former US Senator
- Bennett Johnston Jr. (1991), former US Senator
- Joel Pritchard (1975), former US Congressman
- John Brademas (1966), former US Congressman
- Donald M. Fraser (1971), former US Congressman
- Cornelius Edward Gallagher (1963, 1966), former US Congressman
- Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen, Jr. (1964, 1966, 1971), former US Congressman
- James Robert Jones, former US Congressman
- John B. Anderson (1977), former US Congressman
- Dan Glickman, former US Congressman
- John LaFalce, former US Congressman
- John H. Sununu (1990), former Governor of New Hampshire
- Terry McAuliffe, former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
- Ken Mehlman, former Chairman of the Republican National Committee
- Robert Schwarz Strauss, former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
- Shirley Temple (1982), former United States Ambassador, former child actress
- Donald Gregg (1985), former United States Ambassador
- Ralph E. Reed, Jr., former first executive director of the Christian Coalition
- Rick Perry (2007), current Governor of Texas
- Philip D. Zelikow (2007), executive director of the 9/11 Commission and Counselor of the United States Department of State
- Kathleen Sebelius (2007, 2008), current Governor of Kansas
- Vin Weber (2007, 2008), former US Congressman
- Harold Ford, Jr. (2008), current Chairman, Democratic Leadership Council, former US Congressman, Vice Chairman, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
- Kristen Silverberg (2007), Bureau of International Organization Affairs, part of the State Department
- Marc Grossman (2007), former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
- William J. Luti, Senior Director for Defense Policy and Strategy for the National Security Council
- Keith B. Alexander (2008), current Director, National Security Agency
- David Gergen (1995), political consultant and presidential adviser during the Republican administrations of Nixon, Ford, and Reagan, campaign staffer for George H.W. Bush and adviser to Democratic President Bill Clinton
- George W. Ball (1954-1992)[7], former U.S. diplomat
- Joseph E. Johnson (1954)[8], former President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
- David Rockefeller, original U.S. founding member, life member, and member of the Steering Committee (1954-
- Zbigniew Brzezinski (Guest, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1985), President Carter's National Security Advisor
- Dennis Ross (2006, 2008)
- Melinda Gates (2004), wife of Bill Gates
- Vernon Jordan (1980, 1991, 2005, 2006, 2008)
- Cord Meyer (1957), CIA official
- Carlos M. Collazo (2003)
[edit] Canada
- Lester B. Pearson (1964, 1966, 1968), former Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968
- Pierre Trudeau (1985), former Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979
- Jean Chrétien, Canadian Prime Minister, 1993 - 2003
- Paul Martin (1996), Canadian Prime Minister, 2003 - 2006
- Stephen Harper (2003), Canadian Prime Minister, 2006 – Present
- Bernard Lord, former Premier of New Brunswick
- Robert L. Stanfield (1968), former Premier of Nova Scotia
- Jason Kenney (2007), Canadian Member of Parliament
- Preston Manning, former leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, leader of the Reform Party of Canada
- Lloyd Axworthy, former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)
- Kevin G. Lynch, Canadian civil servant
- Frank McKenna (2006, 2008), former Canadian Ambassador to the United States, former Premier of New Brunswick, current Deputy Chairman of Toronto-Dominion Bank
- Michael Wilson (politician), current Canadian Ambassador to the United States, former Minister of Finance (Canada), former Minister of International Trade (Canada)
- Marc Lalonde (1977), former Minister of Finance (Canada)
- Jacques Parizeau (1968), former Premier of Quebec
- Robert Bourassa (1971), former Premier of Quebec
- Jean Lesage (1966), former Premier of Quebec
- Mike Harris, former Premier of Ontario
- Ralph Klein, former Premier of Alberta
- Peter Lougheed (1973), former Premier of Alberta
- Gerald Regan (1977), former Premier of Nova Scotia
- Paul Joseph James Martin (1957, 1966-1968), former Canadian Senator, former Leader of the Government in the Senate (Canada), former Minister of National Health and Welfare (Canada), former Secretary of State for External Affairs (Canada), father of former Prime Minister of Canada, Paul Martin
- Jeanne Sauvé (1974), former Governor General of Canada
- Donald S. Macdonald (1971, 1973), former Minister of Finance (Canada), former Minister of National Defence (Canada)
- Heather Reisman (2006, 2007, 2008), Canadian businesswoman
[edit] United Kingdom
- Gordon Brown (1991), current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Tony Blair (1993)[4], former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom[9]
- John Major, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Margaret Thatcher (1975)[10], former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- James Callaghan (1963, 1966), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Edward Heath (1963, 1966, 1967), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Alec Douglas-Home (1977), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Harold Wilson (1966), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Kenneth Clarke (1998[11], 2006[12] & 2007[13]), former Chancellor of the Exchequer
- George Osborne (2006)[14] Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer 2004-Present; member of the opposition 2001-Present
- Denis Healey, former Secretary of State for Defence 1963-1970, former Chancellor of the Exchequer 1974-1979 (founding member of Bilderberg)
- Ed Balls, Economic Secretary to the Treasury 2006 - 2007
- Paddy Ashdown (1989), former leader of the UK Liberal Democrats
- Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, former Secretary-General of NATO
- David Owen (1973), former British Foreign Secretary
- Norman Lamont, former Chancellor of the Exchequer
- William Hague, former leader of the Conservative Party (UK), current Shadow Foreign Secretary
- Sir Malcolm Rifkind, former British Foreign Secretary
- Douglas Hurd, former British Foreign Secretary
- Cecil Parkinson, former Chairman of the Conservative Party
- Roy Jenkins, former President of the European Commission
- Reginald Maudling (1955, 1957, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973), former Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Hugh Gaitskell (1954, 1955, 1958), former leader of the Labour Party (UK)
- William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill
- John Smith (UK politician), former leader of the British Labour Party
- William Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank (1974)
- Clement Davies (1954, 1955, 1957), former leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
- Jo Grimond (1958, 1966), former leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
- Jeremy Thorpe, former leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
- David Steel, former leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
- David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick
- Geoffrey Rippon (1974)
- David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech (1958, 1966), former British Ambassador to the United States
- Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1965, 1966)
- Christopher Price (UK politician), former Labour Party (UK) Member of Parliament, former member of the European Parliament
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury
- Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham (1964, 1966)
- George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth (1971)
- Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone (1967)
- George Brown, Baron George-Brown (1966)
- Enoch Powell (1968)
- Kenneth Younger (1966)
- John Horam (1975)
- John Nott (1977)
- Edmund Dell (1978)
- Keith Joseph (1977)
- Rodric Braithwaite
- Frederic Bennett (1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977)
- John Keegan, British military historian
- John Monks, former General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress
- Charles Forte, Baron Forte (1977)
- Sir Patrick Sheehy Professor of International Relations
- Giles Radice, Baron Radice
- Philip Gould, Baron Gould of Brookwood
- Gareth Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn
- Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Jones
- Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton (1977)
- Harold Lever, Baron Lever of Manchester (1977, 1985)
- John Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton (1980), former Chairman of British Petroleum
- David Young, Baron Young of Graffham (1985)
- John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover
- William Rees-Mogg (1993)
- George Weidenfeld
- Roy Hattersley (1985)
- Norman Tebbit (1985)
- Richard Dearlove (2007), former head of MI6
- Eric Roll (1964, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977) (Bilderberg Steering Committee)[15], Department of Economic Affairs, 1964, later Bilderberg Group Chairman
- John Kerr, Baron Kerr of Kinlochard (2008), member of the House of Lords, Deputy Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell
[edit] Ireland
- Garret FitzGerald (1975, 1977), former Prime Minister of Ireland
- John Bruton, former Prime Minister of Ireland
- Michael McDowell (2007), founding member of the Progressive Democrats of Ireland
- Paul Gallagher (2008), Attorney General of Ireland
[edit] Germany
- Egon Bahr (1968, 1971, 1982, 1987), German Minister, creator of the Ostpolitik
- Rainer Barzel (1966), former German opposition leader
- Kurt Biedenkopf (1992), former Prime Minister of Saxony
- Max Brauer (1954, 1955, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), former Mayor of Hamburg
- Birgit Breuel (1973, 1979, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1994), chairwoman of Treuhandanstalt
- Andreas von Bülow (1978), former Minister of Research of Germany
- Karl Carstens (1971), former President of Germany
- Klaus von Dohnanyi (1975, 1977), former Mayor of Hamburg
- Ursula Engelen-Kefer (1998), former chairwoman of the German Confederation of Trade Unions
- Björn Engholm (1991), former Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein
- Ludwig Erhard (1966), former Chancellor of Germany
- Fritz Erler (1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), Socialist Member of Parliament
- Joschka Fischer (2008), former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Germany)
- Herbert Giersch (1975)
- Helmut Haussmann (1979, 1980, 1990, 1996), former Minister of Economics of Germany
- Wolfgang Ischinger (1998, 2002, 2008), former German Ambassador to Washington
- Helmut Kohl, former Chancellor of Germany
- Walter Leisler Kiep (1974, 1975, 1977, 1980), former Treasurer of the Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
- Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1955, 1957, 1966), former Chancellor of Germany
- Otto Graf Lambsdorff (1980, 1983, 1984), former Minister of Economics of Germany
- Karl Lamers (1995), Member of the German Bundestag
- Angela Merkel (2005), current Chancellor of Germany
- Siegmar Mosdorf (2001), Secretary of State for Economics in Germany
- Alfred Müller-Armack (1966), Secretary of State for Economics in Germany
- Volker Perthes (2008), Director, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
- Friedbert Pflüger (2005, 2006), Member of the German Bundestag
- Ruprecht Polenz (2002)
- Volker Rühe (1983, 1991-1994), former Defense Minister of Germany
- Rudolf Scharping, former Defense Minister of Germany
- Wolfgang Schäuble (2003), current Minister of Internal Affairs of Germany
- Walter Scheel, former President of Germany
- Karl Schiller (1966), former Finance Minister of Germany
- Otto Schily (2003-2006), former Minister of Internal Affairs of Germany
- Carlo Schmid (1955, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), former Vice President of the Federal Parliament
- Helmut Schmidt (1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1977), former Chancellor of Germany
- Gerhard Schröder (CDU) (1971, 1974), former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Germany), former Minister of Defence (Germany)
- Gerhard Stoltenberg (1966), former Minister of Germany and Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein
- Franz Josef Strauß (1963, 1966), former Minister of Germany and Prime Minister of Bavaria
- Lothar Späth (1993), former Prime Minister of Baden-Wurttemberg
- Erwin Teufel (1991), former Prime Minister of Baden-Wurttemberg
- Henning Voscherau (1996), former Mayor of Hamburg
- Richard von Weizsäcker (1978), former President of Germany
- Guido Westerwelle (2007), leader of the Free Democratic Party of Germany
- Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski (1971, 1973, 1974, 1978), former Secretary of State in the Chancellor's Office of Germany
- Matthias Wissmann (1998, 2004, 2005), former Minister of Research of Germany
[edit] Austria
- Otto von Habsburg, Archduke and Crown Prince of Austria
- Alfred Gusenbauer, current Chancellor of Austria
- Franz Vranitzky (1975), former Austrian Chancellor
- Bruno Kreisky, former Austrian Chancellor
- Martin Bartenstein, Austrian Minister for Economy and Labour
[edit] Switzerland
- Flavio Cotti (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997), former President of the Swiss Confederation
- Pascal Couchepin (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005), current President of the Swiss Confederation
- Jean-Pascal Delamuraz (1995), former President of the Swiss Confederation
- Max Petitpierre (1963, 1966), former President of the Swiss Confederation
- Sigmund Widmer (1975), former Mayor of Zürich
- Denis de Rougemont (1954, 1955, 1966)
[edit] France
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1968), former President of the French Republic
- Lionel Jospin, former Prime Minister of France
- Georges Pompidou (1966), former President of the French Republic
- Dominique de Villepin (2003), former Prime Minister of France
- Laurent Fabius, former Prime Minister of France
- Michel Rocard, former Prime Minister of France
- Pierre Bérégovoy, former Prime Minister of France
- Edgar Faure (1974), former Prime Minister of France
- René Pleven (1963, 1966), former Prime Minister of France
- Pierre Mendes-France (1968), former Prime Minister of France
- Antoine Pinay (1954, 1955, 1963, 1964, 1966), former Prime Minister of France
- Jean-Bernard Raimond, former French Foreign Minister
- Jean Francois-Poncet (1985), former French Foreign Minister
- Michel Barnier (2007), former French Foreign Minister
- Hubert Védrine (2008), former French Foreign Minister
- Bernard Kouchner (2005), current Minister of Foreign Affairs (France)
- Manuel Valls (2008), French Member of Parliament
- Jean-Pierre Jouyet (2008), French Minister of European Affairs
- Jacques Attali (1975), French economist and scholar and former presidential adviser of France's socialist government
- Gaston Defferre (1964, 1966), former Mayor of Marseille
- Maurice Herzog (1974), former Mayor of Chamonix
- Guy Mollet (1954, 1955, 1957, 1963, 1966), former Socialist Prime Minister of France
[edit] Belgium
- Paul Van Zeeland (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1966), former Prime Minister of Belgium
- Leo Tindemans, former Prime Minister of Belgium
- Wilfried Martens, former Prime Minister of Belgium
- Jean-Luc Dehaene, former Prime Minister of Belgium
[edit] Netherlands
- Jan-Peter Balkenende (2008), current Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- Ruud Lubbers, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- Wim Kok, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- Barend Biesheuvel (1968), former Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- Jelle Zijlstra (1966, 1975), former Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst (1974), former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Max van der Stoel, former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Jozias van Aartsen, former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Maxime Verhagen (2006, 2008), current Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Frank Heemskerk (2007), Dutch Minister of Foreign Trade
- Frans Timmermans (2008), Dutch Minister of European Affairs
- Klaas de Vries (2003), Dutch Member of Parliament
- Ivo Samkalden (1963, 1966), former Mayor of Amsterdam
- Harold Goddijn (2008), CEO of TomTom
[edit] Italy
- Francesco Cossiga (1977), former President of the Italian Republic
- Amintore Fanfani (1955, 1956, 1966), former Italian Prime Minister
- Alcide de Gasperi (1954), former Italian Prime Minister
- Claudio Martelli, former Italian Minister of Justice
- Gianni De Michelis, former Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa (2008), former Italian Minister of Economy and Finance
- Romano Prodi (Steering Committee Member of Bilderberg in the 1980s), former Italian Prime Minister and former President of the European Commission
- Virginio Rognoni (1982), former Italian Minister of Defense
- Mariano Rumor (1966), former Italian Prime Minister
- Domenico Siniscalco, former Italian Minister of Economy and Finance
- Giulio Tremonti, current Italian Minister of Economy and Finance
- Walter Veltroni (1996), former Mayor of Rome
[edit] Spain
- Felipe Gonzalez (1989), former Prime Minister of Spain
- Esperanza Aguirre Gil de Biedma, president of Madrid
[edit] Portugal
- Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1995-2007) [16], former Prime Minister of Portugal, 1981 - 1983 and CEO of Impresa media group
- António Guterres, former Prime Minister of Portugal, currently the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Pedro Santana Lopes, former Prime Minister of Portugal
- José Sócrates (2004), current Prime Minister of Portugal
- Jorge Sampaio, former President of Portugal
- Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (2003), Leader of the Socialist Party
- António Costa (2008), current Mayor of Lisbon
- Rui Rio (2008), current Mayor of Porto
- Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco (2006)[16], Member of Parliament (PSD)
- Augusto Santos Silva (2006)[16], Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
[edit] Greece
- Kostas Karamanlis (1998), current Prime Minister of Greece
- Constantine Mitsotakis (1993), former Prime Minister of Greece
- Georgios Alogoskoufis (2008), current Minister for Economy and Finance (Greece)
- Dora Bakoyannis (2003), current Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece), former Mayor of Athens
- Anna Diamantopoulou (2008), Member of Parliament in Greece and former EU Commissioner
- George Andreas Papandreou, former Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece), President of the Socialist International
- Gerasimos Arsenis, former Minister of Defense of Greece
- Stefanos Manos (2001), Greek politician
[edit] Turkey
- Süleyman Demirel (1975), former Prime Minister of Turkey
- Bülent Ecevit (1975), former Prime Minister of Turkey
- Adnan Menderes (1956), former Prime Minister of Turkey
- Mesut Yilmaz, former Prime Minister of Turkey
- Selim Sarper (1966), former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
- İsmail Cem (1998), former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
- Hikmet Çetin (2007), former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP)
- Emre Gönensay (2007), former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
- Ali Babacan (2007, 2008), current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
[edit] Sweden
- Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden, 2006 - Present
- Carl Bildt[3] (1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008), former Prime Minister of Sweden and current Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Olof Palme (1962, 1966, 1973, 1975, 1984), former Prime Minister of Sweden
- Percy Barnevik (1996, 1997, 2001), Businessman
- Mona Sahlin (1996), Chairman of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, (Invited by Percy Barnevik)
- Thorbjörn Fälldin, former Prime Minister of Sweden
- Tage Erlander (1962, 1966), former Prime Minister of Sweden
- Leif Pagrotsky (2001), former Swedish Minister for Education, Research and Culture [1];
- Anders Borg (2007), current Minister for Finance of Sweden
- Herbert Tingsten (1954, 1955, 1966), former Chief Editor, Dagens Nyheter
- Martin Waldenström (1955), Industrialist
- Björn Lundvall (1968, 1975, 1977) (LM Ericsson)
- Anna Lindh (2003), former Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
- Göran Persson (2001), former Prime Minister of Sweden
- Gunnar Sträng (1973), former Minister for Finance of Sweden
- Krister Wickman (1973, 1977), former Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
- Hans Blix, former Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
- Maud Olofsson (2008), Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
[edit] Norway
- Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway
- Kåre Willoch (1966, 1968), former Prime Minister of Norway
- Jens Stoltenberg, (2002), current Prime Minister of Norway
- Siv Jensen (2006), Chairman Fremskrittspartiet
- Johann Olav Koss (2006)
- Halvard Lange (1964), former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Norway)
- Ole Myrvoll (1974), former Minister of Finance (Norway), former Mayor of Bergen
[edit] Denmark
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen, current Prime Minister of Denmark
- Mogens Lykketoft, former leader of the Social Democrats of Denmark
- Tøger Seidenfaden, editor-in-chief of Danish newspaper "Politiken"
- Ritt Bjerregaard, former Danish Secretary of Education, EU Commissioner and currently Mayor of Copenhagen
- Anders Eldrup (2001-2007, 2008), CEO, Danish Oil and Gas Corporation (DONG)[citation needed]
[edit] Finland
- Jaakko Iloniemi (1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
- Ilkka Suominen (1988)
- Aatos Erkko (1991)
- Jarl Köhler (1992, 1993, 1994)
- Ulf L. Sundqvist (1992)
- Johannes Koroma (1993)
- Jorma Ollila (1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
- Krister Ahlström (1994)
- Georg Ehrnrooth (1994)
- Sirkka Hämäläinen (1994)
- Jaakko Ihamuotila (1994)
- Max Jakobson (1975, 1994)
- Gerhard M. H. Wendt (1994)
- Jukka Harmaja (1995)
- Björn Mattsson (1995)
- Pertti Voutilainen (1995)
- Janne Virkkunen (1998, 2001)
- Olli-Pekka Heinonen (2001)
- Christoffer Taxell (2002)
- Teija H. Tiilikainen (2002, 2005, 2007)
- Olli Kivinen (2003)
- Björn Whalroos (2003)
- Paula Lehtomäki (2004)
- Erkki Liikanen (1999, 2005)
- Matti Vanhala (1999)
- Pentti Vartia (1999)
- Mikael Pentikäinen (2005)
- Eero Heinäluoma (2006)
- Sixten Korkman (2006)
- Atte Jääskeläinen (2007)
- Esko Aho (1994), former Prime Minister of Finland
- Paavo Lipponen (1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004), former Prime Minister of Finland
- Matti Vanhanen, current Prime Minister of Finland
- Martti Ahtisaari (1995, 1996), former President of Finland
- Sauli Niinistö (1997)[3], former Minister of Finance (Finland), Speaker of Parliament
- Jyrki Katainen (2007), current Minister of Finance (Finland)
[edit] Iceland
- Davíð Oddsson (1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999), former Prime Minister of Iceland, 1991-2004
- Geir Hallgrímsson (1973, 1975, 1977), former Prime Minister of Iceland
- Björn Bjarnason (1977, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995), vice editor of Morgunblaðið (1984 - 1991), Icelandic Minister of Education (1995 - 2002), current Minister for Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs (since 2003)
[edit] Russia
- Anatoly Chubais (1998), Russian politician
- Grigory Alexeyevich Yavlinsky, Russian politician
[edit] Slovakia
- Ivan Mikloš, former Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia
[edit] Czech Republic
- Karel Schwarzenberg (2008), Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Jiří Pehe (2001), Director, New York University in Prague; former advisor to President Václav Havel
- Michael Žantovský (1999), Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Secutiry, Czech Senate, presently Czech Ambassador in Israel
- Karel Kovanda (1998), Head of Mission of the Czech Republic to NATO and the WEU, presently Deputy Director General responsible for CFSP, Multilateral Relations and North America, East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, EEA, EFTA
[edit] Poland
- Joseph Retinger (1954-1960), founder of Bilderberg Group
- Andrzej Olechowski (2003), Leader, Civic Platform
- Aleksander Kwasniewski (2008), former President of Poland
[edit] Hungary
- János Martonyi (2008), former Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor of International Trade Law, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
[edit] Israel
- Natan Sharansky (2005)
[edit] Iran
- Mahmood Sariolghalam (2006)
[edit] Iraq
- Ahmed Chalabi (2006)
[edit] Pakistan
- Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan (1955, 1966)
[edit] New Zealand
- Thomas Clifton Webb (1955)
[edit] EU Commissioners
European Union Commissioners who have attended include:
- Joaquin Almunia (2008), European Commissioner for Economic & Financial Affairs
- José Manuel Barroso, current President of the European Commission
- Ritt Bjerregaard (1995), Lord Mayor of Copenhagen and former European Commissioner for Environment, Nuclear Safety and Civil Protection[9]
- Frederik Bolkestein (2003)[17]
- Emma Bonino (1998)
- Leon Brittan (1998)
- Hans van den Broek (1995)[9]
- David Byrne (politician), former European Commissioner
- Étienne Davignon (1974, 1977), Bilderberg conference chairman in 2005
- Jacques Delors, former President of the European Commission
- Franz Fischler, former European Commissioner
- Neelie Kroes (2005 - 2007, 2008), present Commissioner for Competition
- Pascal Lamy (2003)[17]
- Erkki Liikanen
- Peter Mandelson (1999[18])
- Charlie McCreevy (2008), European Commissioner
- Karel Van Miert, former European Commissioner
- Mario Monti (1996, 2003[17]) ,former and/or present member of the Bilderberg Steering Committee[9]
- Lord Patten of Barnes
- Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Energy
- Romano Prodi, Steering Committee Member of Bilderberg in the 1980s
- Olli Rehn, European Commissioner for Enlargement
- Jacques Santer, former President of the European Commission
- Henri Simonet (1971, 1975, 1977), former Vice Chairman of the European Commission
- Javier Solana, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Secretary-General of both the Council of the European Union (EU) and the Western European Union (WEU)
- Pedro Solbes
- Günter Verheugen
- António Vitorino
[edit] UN, WTO, NATO and other International Organizations
- Josette Sheeran (2007), Executive Director of United Nations World Food Programme
- Kurt Waldheim, former United Nations Secretary-General
- Kemal Derviş, current United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator
- Ad Melkert, current UNDP Associate Administrator
- Thorvald Stoltenberg (1973), former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Knut Vollebæk (2008), OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
- Mike Moore, former Director-General of the World Trade Organization
- Renato Ruggiero, former Director-General of the World Trade Organization
- Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (2008), current Secretary General of NATO
- George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, former Secretary General of NATO[9]
- Willy Claes, former Secretary General of NATO
- Manfred Wörner (1991), former Secretary General of NATO
- Joseph Luns (1964, 1966-1968, 1971, 1973-1975, 1977), former Secretary General of NATO
- Manlio Brosio (1965-1967), former Secretary General of NATO
- Dirk Stikker (1964, 1966), former Secretary General of NATO
- Paul-Henri Spaak (1963, 1966), former Secretary General of NATO
- Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (1955), former Secretary General of NATO
[edit] Military
- Terence Airey (1955, 1966), Military Governor of Trieste
- Colin Gubbins (1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), head of the British SOE[19]
- Hans Speidel (1964, 1966), former World War II and Cold War general
[edit] Corporate
[edit] Financial institutions
- Hermann Josef Abs (1958, 1966), former Chairman of Deutsche Bank
- Josef Ackermann (2005, 2008), CEO of Deutsche Bank
- Ben S. Bernanke (2008), current Chairman of the Federal Reserve
- Michel Camdessus, former IMF Managing Director
- Guido Carli (1958, 1965, 1966, 1975, 1977), former Governor of the Banca d'Italia
- Tim Collins (financier) (2008), founder, Chief Executive Officer of Ripplewood Holdings LLC
- E. Gerald Corrigan, former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, current Goldman Sachs Managing Director
- Mario Draghi (2004, 2008), current Governor of the Banca d'Italia
- Wim Duisenberg (1977), former President of the European Central Bank
- Otmar Emminger (1966), former President of the Deutsche Bundesbank
- Timothy F. Geithner (2008), current President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Dermot Gleeson (2008), Chairman of Allied Irish Banks
- Alan Greenspan (2002), former Chairman of the Federal Reserve
- Alfred Herrhausen, German banker, former Chairman of Deutsche Bank
- Kenneth Jacobs (2008), Deputy Chairman, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC
- James A. Johnson (businessman) (2008), Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC
- Mervyn A. King, current Governor of the Bank Of England
- Hilmar Kopper (1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005) , former CEO of Deutsche Bank
- Alexandre Lamfalussy
- Thomas S. Lamont (1957), former Vice Chairman, Morgan Guaranty Trust
- Jacques de Larosière, former Governor of the Banque de France
- William J McDonough (1997)[3], former President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Tom McKillop (2008), Chairman, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group
- Karl Otto Pöhl (1991), former President of the Deutsche Bundesbank
- Jürgen Ponto (1975), German banker, former Chairman of Dresdner Bank
- Rodrigo de Rato, former IMF Managing Director
- Gordon Richardson (1966, 1975)[20], former Governor of the Bank of England
- David Rockefeller, CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank
- Emma Rothschild (1995)
- Sir Evelyn de Rothschild (1998)
- Guy de Rothschild (1974)
- Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild
- Lynn Forester de Rothschild (1998)
- Rudolf Scholten (1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003-2007, 2008), CEO of Oesterreichische Kontrollbank
- George Soros (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002)
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and member of the social-democrat Socialist Party of France
- Jean-Claude Trichet (2008), current President of the European Central Bank
- Paul Volcker (1997)[3], former Chairman of the Federal Reserve
- Marcus Wallenberg, current Chairman of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, former CEO of Investor AB
- Jacob Wallenberg (2008), current Chairman of Investor AB, former Chairman of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
- Siegmund Warburg (1966, 1977), founder of S. G. Warburg & Co.
- Eric Warburg (1957), founder of Warburg Pincus
- James Wolfensohn (2004, 2008), former President of the World Bank Group
[edit] Major corporations
- Giovanni Agnelli (1958, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977), former CEO of Fiat
- Otto Wolff von Amerongen (1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982-2001), CEO of Otto Wolff Group (today: Part of ThyssenKrupp)
- Dwayne Andreas, Chairman and CEO of Archer Daniels Midland
- Percy Barnevik (1997[3], 2001), former CEO of ASEA
- Anders Björgerd (1973, 1982), former deputy CEO of Sydkraft AB
- Lloyd Blankfein (2007), CEO of Goldman Sachs
- Ian Bremmer (2007), President of Eurasia Group
- Lord Browne of Madingley (1997[3], 2004), Chief Executive BP
- Gerhard Cromme (2000), former CEO and Chairman of ThyssenKrupp
- Paul Desmarais
- Paul Desmarais, Jr. (2006, 2008), Chairman and co-CEO of Power Corporation of Canada
- John Elkann (2008), vice chairman of Fiat and the Agnelli Group investment company IFIL
- Louis V. Gerstner, former Chairman of IBM, current Chairman of The Carlyle Group
- Maurice R. Greenberg, former Chairman and CEO of American International Group
- H. J. Heinz II (1954)[8], CEO of H. J. Heinz Company
- Paul Hermelin (2007), CEO of Capgemini
- Daniel Janssen (1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977), former Chairman of the Executive Committee, Solvay (company), former vice president of the board, Union Chimique Belge, member of the European Round Table of Industrialists, member of Trilateral Commission executive committee
- James Kimsey (2006), co-founder, CEO, and first chairman of America Online (AOL)
- 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
- Klaus Kleinfeld (2008), CEO of Siemens AG
- Rahmi Koç, Turkish business tycoon
- Idar Kreutzer (2007), CEO of Storebrand
- Craig Mundie (2008), chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft
- Egil Myklebust (2006, 2008), Chairman of the Board of SAS Group
- Stavros Niarchos (1967, 1968), Greek shipping tycoon
- Harald Norvik (2006), former CEO of Statoil
- Jorma Ollila (1997[3], 2005, 2008), Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell and Nokia Corporation
- Eivind Reiten, former CEO of Norsk Hydro
- Eric E. Schmidt (2007, 2008), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Google
- Jürgen E. Schrempp (1994-1996, 1997[3], 1998, 1999, 2001-2005, 2006, 2007), former CEO of DaimlerChrysler
- Ekkehard Schulz (2002, 2005, 2006), CEO of ThyssenKrupp
- Peter Sutherland (1997[3], 2005), former Chairman of BP
- Sidney Taurel (2007), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Eli Lilly
- Martin Taylor (1993-1996, 1997)[3], former CEO, Barclays
- Peter A. Thiel (2007, 2008), Co-Founder, PayPal
- Daniel Vasella (2005, 2008), Chairman and CEO of Novartis
- Jürgen Weber (2004), Chairman of Lufthansa Airline
- Klaus Zumwinkel (2002-2006), former CEO of Deutsche Post AG
[edit] University, institute and other academic
- Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Marie-Josée Kravis (2008), Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
- C. Fred Bergsten (1971, 1974, 1997)[3], President, Peterson Institute
- Victor Halberstadt (1975, 1977, 2008), Professor of Economics, Leiden University, Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg Meetings, Netherlands
- Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum
- Laurence Parisot (2007), Head of French MEDEF
- Marshall McLuhan, Canadian Professor of English literature, literary critic, and communications theorist
- Michael Boskin (1991), Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution
- William Kristol (1995), co-founder of the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), member of the American Enterprise Institute, the Manhattan Institute and the Ethics and Public Policy Center
- Graham Allison (1970, 1971, 1974), Harvard political scientist and leading analyst of U.S. national security and defense policy with a special interest in nuclear weapons and terrorism
- Eberhard Sandschneider (2004), political scientist, Director of the Research Institute of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für auswärtige Politik, expert on China
- Fouad Ajami (2008), Director, Middle East Studies Program, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
- Barnett Rubin (2008), Director of Studies and Senior Fellow, Center for International Cooperation, New York University
- Chester A. Crocker (2008), James R. Schlesinger Professor of Strategic Studies
- Martha Farah (2008), Director, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience; Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
- Roger Martin (2008), Dean, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
- Aurelio Peccei (1963, 1964, 1966-1968), founder of the Club of Rome
- Lester Thurow (1977), Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School, former Dean, MIT Sloan School of Management
- Paul Samuelson (1970), American Economist, Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Andrew W. Cordier (1970), former President of Columbia University
[edit] Media
- Michael Barone (pundit) (2007), journalist
- John G. Bernander, former head of the Norwegian national broadcaster NRK
- Lord Black of Crossharbour (1997)[3],Telegraph Chairman
- Oscar Bronner (2005-2007, 2008), Editor of the Austrian newspaper Der Standard
- William F. Buckley, Jr. (1975, 1996), founder of National Review and former host of Firing Line
- Hubert Burda (1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005-2007), Owner and CEO of Hubert Burda Media
- Phillip Crawley (2006), Globe and Mail Publisher
- Mathias Döpfner (2005-2007), CEO of Axel Springer AG, editing amongst others Die Welt and Bild
- Esther Dyson (2007), commentator on emerging digital technology
- Donald E. Graham (2008), Chairman of the Board of The Washington Post Company
- Josef Joffe (1993, 2006), Publisher of Die Zeit
- Rupert Murdoch (1982, 1988)
- Christine Ockrent (2007, 2008), former first anchor of the 8pm news on the Antenne 2 French TV channel
- George Stephanopoulos (1996, 1997[3]), ABC News's Chief Washington Correspondent, host of ABC's This Week, senior political adviser to the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign of Bill Clinton and former communications director for Clinton.
- Arthur Hays Sulzberger (1956, 1957, 1966)
- Mortimer Zuckerman (1994), publisher/owner of the New York Daily News, current Editor-in-Chief of U.S. News & World Report
[edit] Journalists
- Alexandre Adler (2003), French conservative journalist
- Paul Gigot (2008), Editor of the Editorial Page of The Wall Street Journal 2003- Present
- Martin Wolf (1999-2001, 2003-2006), Financial Times columnist
- Juan Luis Cebrián (2008), Ex-director of El País Spanish daily newspaper and CEO of PRISA Group
- Will Hutton (1997)[4]
- Peter Jennings (1995)
- George Will (1978, 1981)
- Charlie Rose (2002, 2008)
- Fareed Zakaria (2002, 2005)
- Andrea Mitchell (2002)
- Lesley Stahl (1997)
- Thomas L. Friedman (1995, 2003)
- Bill D. Moyers (1967, 1968, 1971, 1973)
- Jim Hoagland (1993, 1998, 1999, 2002)
- Vendeline A. H. von Bredow (2006, 2007, 2008), Business Correspondent for The Economist
- Adrian D. Wooldridge (2004-2007, 2008), Foreign Correspondent for The Economist
[edit] Other
- Guest at the 2003 Bilderberg Meeting included Carlos M. Collazo;
- Guests at the 2004 Bilderberg Meeting included 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,Keith A. Ridley,IV and prominent Canadians Paul Desmarais, Frank McKenna, Heather Reisman and Globe and Mail publisher Phillip Crawley. Other international guests included Mahmood Sariolghalam (Iran National University), Siv Jensen, leader of Norwegian political party Fremskrittspartiet, Johann Olav Koss, and chairman of Scandinavian Airlines, Egil Myklebust;
[edit] References
- ^ Asian Times 22-5-2003
- ^ Turkish Daily News, June 5, 2007
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q 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.
- ^ George W. Ball Papers, 1880s-1994. Princeton University Library.
- ^ a b Hatch, Alden (1962). H.R.H.Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands: An authorized biography. London: Harrap. ISBN B0000CLLN4.
- ^ a b c d e Parliamentary questions - 11 December 1998 - WRITTEN QUESTION by Patricia McKenna (V) to the European Commission
- ^ Thatcher Papers, Catalogue of material, Pre-1979 personal papers, p.28
- ^ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199798/cmregmem/memi06.htm Register of Members' Interests
- ^ [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/070313/memi06.htm House commons register of interests
- ^ Kenneth Clarke MP, Rushcliffe (TheyWorkForYou.com)
- ^ Register of Members' Interests - George Osborne. United Kingdom Parliament (19th September 2006).
- ^ Register of Lords Interests - Lord Roll of Ipsden. United Kingdom Parliament (October 1st, 2004).
- ^ a b c Bilderberg 2006 List. American Free Press (June 19th, 2006).
- ^ a b c Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission. European Parliament (15th May, 2003).
- ^ British House of Commons - Register of Journalists' Interests
- ^ Valerie Aubourg (June 2003). Organizing Atlanticism: the Bilderberg Group and the Atlantic Institute 1952-63.
- ^ Caroline Moorehead. "Times Profile: The Bilderberg Group", The Times, April 18th, 1977.
[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 Calendar 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
- 2007 participant list
- 2006 participant list
- 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.
- 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.
- [2] Bilderberg Meets in Georgia-Parascope Article by Charles Overbeck article mentions Hillary Clinton's attendance
- totse.com|The European Spider's Web mentions prominent British elite participation in Bilderberg and their relation to the European Union