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- Gaston_Thorn abstract "Gaston Egmond Thorn (3 September 1928 – 26 August 2007) was a Luxembourg politician who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and internationally. Amongst the posts that he held were the 20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1974–79), President of the United Nations General Assembly (1975), and the seventh President of the European Commission (1981–85).Thorn was born in Luxembourg City. While still at school he engaged in resistance activities during the German occupation, and spent several months in prison. After the war he studied law in Montpellier, Lausanne and Paris, and practised law in Luxembourg before entering politics in 1959, representing the liberal Democratic Party. He was Chairman of the Democratic Party from 1961.Thorn was Foreign Minister and Foreign Trade Minister of Luxembourg from 1969 – 1980, Prime Minister from 1974 – 1979 and Minister of Economics from 1977 to 1980. He was also a member of the European Parliament from 1959 – 1969, and President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1975 – 1976.In 1980 Thorn was chosen as President of the Commission of the European Communities (now called the European Union), in succession to Roy Jenkins. He took office on 12 January 1981. He was seen as very close to the President of France, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, and generally as a defender of French interests in European politics.Although Thorn was not considered a very forceful Commission President, during his term of office the Commission continued to expand its power, both at the expense of the national governments of EC members, and of the European Parliament, with which the Commission engaged in a constant power struggle. In this Thorn laid the groundwork for his successor Jacques Delors, who took the Commission to the height of its power.After leaving the Commission Presidency in 1985, Thorn went into business. He was chairman of Luxembourg's largest media company CLT and president of the Banque Internationale de Luxembourg.Thorn remained active in international and political affairs, as President of the International European Movement and as a member of the Trilateral Commission and of the Jean Monnet Committee. He was also president of the Liberal International, a grouping of liberal political parties, and is now this organisation's President of Honour. He was married to Liliane Thorn-Petit, a journalist.".
- Gaston_Thorn activeYearsEndDate "1979-07-16".
- Gaston_Thorn activeYearsEndDate "1985-01-06".
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- Gaston_Thorn activeYearsStartDate "1981-01-20".
- Gaston_Thorn birthDate "1928-09-03".
- Gaston_Thorn birthPlace Luxembourg_(city).
- Gaston_Thorn birthYear "1928".
- Gaston_Thorn deathDate "2007-08-26".
- Gaston_Thorn deathPlace Luxembourg_(city).
- Gaston_Thorn deathYear "2007".
- Gaston_Thorn deputy Bernard_Berg.
- Gaston_Thorn deputy Raymond_Vouel.
- Gaston_Thorn monarch Jean,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg.
- Gaston_Thorn office "President of the European Commission".
- Gaston_Thorn office "Prime Minister of Luxembourg".
- Gaston_Thorn party Democratic_Party_(Luxembourg).
- Gaston_Thorn religion Catholic_Church.
- Gaston_Thorn successor Jacques_Delors.
- Gaston_Thorn successor Pierre_Werner.
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- Gaston_Thorn after Colette_Flesch.
- Gaston_Thorn after Giovanni_Malagodi.
- Gaston_Thorn before Edzo_Toxopeus.
- Gaston_Thorn birthDate "1928-09-03".
- Gaston_Thorn birthPlace "Luxembourg, Luxembourg".
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- Gaston_Thorn dateOfDeath "2007-08-26".
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- Gaston_Thorn deputy Bernard_Berg.
- Gaston_Thorn deputy Raymond_Vouel.
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- Gaston_Thorn monarch Jean,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg.
- Gaston_Thorn name "Gaston Thorn".
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- Gaston_Thorn party Democratic_Party_(Luxembourg).
- Gaston_Thorn placeOfBirth Luxembourg_(city).
- Gaston_Thorn predecessor Pierre_Werner.
- Gaston_Thorn predecessor Roy_Jenkins.
- Gaston_Thorn religion Catholic_Church.
- Gaston_Thorn rows "3".
- Gaston_Thorn shortDescription "Prime Minister of Luxembourg".
- Gaston_Thorn spouse "Liliane Thorn-Petit".
- Gaston_Thorn successor Jacques_Delors.
- Gaston_Thorn successor Pierre_Werner.
- Gaston_Thorn termEnd "1979-07-16".
- Gaston_Thorn termEnd "1985-01-06".
- Gaston_Thorn termStart "1974-06-15".
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- Gaston_Thorn title Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Luxembourg).
- Gaston_Thorn title President_of_the_European_Commission.
- Gaston_Thorn title President_of_the_United_Nations_General_Assembly.
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- Gaston_Thorn title "College of Europe Orateur".
- Gaston_Thorn title "Membership of government ministries of Luxembourg".
- Gaston_Thorn title "President of the Liberal International".
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- Gaston_Thorn years "1962".
- Gaston_Thorn years "1969".
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- Gaston_Thorn years "1971".
- Gaston_Thorn years "1974".
- Gaston_Thorn years "1975".
- Gaston_Thorn years "1977".
- Gaston_Thorn years "1979".
- Gaston_Thorn years "1980".
- Gaston_Thorn years "1982".
- Gaston_Thorn description "Prime Minister of Luxembourg".
- Gaston_Thorn description "Prime Minister of Luxembourg".
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- Gaston_Thorn subject Category:Luxembourgian_European_Commissioners.
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- Gaston_Thorn subject Category:Ministers_for_the_Economy_of_Luxembourg.
- Gaston_Thorn subject Category:People_from_Luxembourg_(city).
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