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Gaston Thorn
Prime Minister of Luxembourg 74 - 79
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Gaston Egmond Thorn 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, President of the United Nations General Assembly, and the seventh President of the European Commission. 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, in succession to Roy Jenkins. He took office on 12 January 1981. 
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September 3rd, 1928 in Luxembourg  /  Died:   Aug 26th, 2007
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