Robert Lemaignen
| Robert Lemaignen | |
|---|---|
| European Commissioner for Overseas Development | |
| In office 7 January 1958 – 9 January 1962 | |
| President | Walter Hallstein |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Henri Rochereau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1893 Blois, France |
| Died | 13 May 1999 (aged 19) Paris, France |
Robert Lemaignen (1893–1980) was a right-wing French European Commissioner.
He was appointed as one of first French European Commissioners on the first Hallstein Commission from 1958 to 1962. He did not remain a member of the second Hallstein commission and was succeeded as commissioner by Henri Rochereau. Lemaignen had responsibility for Overseas development.
Lemaignen had previously been the vice-president of the French employers federation (with extensive African experience).
External references
- NATIONAL BANK OF BELGIUM, August 2004 Working Paper on Macroeconomic and Monetary policy-making at the European Commission 1957 to 1969
- Robert Lemaignen 1960 document on the association of Overseas Territories with the European Community
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| New office | French European Commissioner 1958–1962 Served alongside: Robert Marjolin |
Succeeded by Robert Marjolin |
| Succeeded by Henri Rochereau | ||
| European Commissioner for Overseas Development 1958–1962 | ||
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