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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
370:. He took office on 12 January 1981. France and Britain had been against his appointment as commission president, whereas his candidature was supported by the smaller countries and by West Germany, this because of Luxembourg's involvement in building up the commission.
308:. His early childhood however was spent in Strasbourg where his father worked for the French railways. At the outbreak of World War II the family returned to Luxembourg. While still at school he engaged in resistance activities during the
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Britain should be compensated by other countries for its share of payments towards the commission budget. There was also tension due to other EC governments' reservations about Britain's role in the
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In 1980 Thorn was chosen as president of the commission of the
European Communities (now called the European Union), in succession to
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who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and internationally. Amongst the posts that he held were the 20th
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After leaving the commission presidency in 1985, Thorn went into business. He was chairman of
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Thorn remained active in international and political affairs, as
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from 1974 to 1979 and
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struggle. In this Thorn laid the groundwork for his successor
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280:(3 September 1928 – 26 August 2007) was a
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Luxembourg and international politician (1928â2007)
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362:Thorn (second from the left) at the 1983 G7 summit
3898:Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly
3349:Membership of government ministries of Luxembourg
2116:Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly
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881:President of the United Nations General Assembly
337:President of the United Nations General Assembly
290:President of the United Nations General Assembly
155:President of the United Nations General Assembly
613:"Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché depuis 1848."
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425:Committee. He was also president of the
60:20 January 1981 â 6 January 1985
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339:from 1975 to 1976 for its 30th session.
3913:Ministers for the economy of Luxembourg
3903:Presidents of the Liberal International
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2044:Von der Leyen Commission II, since 2024
421:, the Bilderberg conference and of the
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3764:European Commissioners from Luxembourg
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3888:Presidents of the European Commission
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476:List of prime ministers of Luxembourg
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3893:Luxembourgian European commissioners
2074:President of the European Parliament
1798:Commission of the Economic Community
849:President of the European Commission
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103:15 June 1974 â 16 July 1979
48:President of the European Commission
3923:Ministers for justice of Luxembourg
2031:Von der Leyen Commission, 2019â2024
462:Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the
456:Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the
344:Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
13:
3958:European commissioners (1981â1985)
3933:20th-century Luxembourgian lawyers
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408:Banque Internationale Ă Luxembourg
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299:
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2064:President of the European Council
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464:Order of St Michael and St George
3938:Politicians from Luxembourg City
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540:Palmer, John (28 August 2007).
415:International European Movement
348:Christian Social People's Party
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1:
3883:Prime ministers of Luxembourg
1828:Commission of the Communities
1815:Hallstein Commission, 1958â67
1702:Malvestiti Authority, 1959â63
1028:Prime ministers of Luxembourg
507:
1871:Mansholt Commission, 1972â73
1858:Malfatti Commission, 1970â72
1785:Chatenet Commission, 1962â67
891:Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe
757:Prime Minister of Luxembourg
702:Minister for Foreign Affairs
668:. Libreria Editrice Vaticana
286:prime minister of Luxembourg
190:Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe
91:Prime Minister of Luxembourg
7:
2005:Barroso Commission, 2009â14
1976:Barroso Commission, 2004â09
1963:Prodi Commission, 1999â2004
1897:Jenkins Commission, 1977â81
639:(in German). Archived from
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10:
3979:
2018:Juncker Commission 2014â19
1936:Santer Commission, 1995â99
1923:Delors Commission, 1985â95
1884:Ortoli Commission, 1973â77
1772:Hirsch Commission, 1959â62
1759:Armand Commission, 1958â59
440:Order of Adolphe of Nassau
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1910:Thorn Commission, 1981â85
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1689:Finet Authority, 1958â59
1676:Mayer Authority, 1955â58
898:Party political offices
784:Minister for the Economy
584:"Obituary: Gaston Thorn"
542:"Obituary: Gaston Thorn"
292:(1975), and the seventh
282:Luxembourgish politician
3711:(March â November 1980)
1950:Santer Commission, 1999
1845:Rey Commission, 1967â70
663:"Acta Apostolica Sedis"
633:"Geschichte der Partei"
417:and as a member of the
406:, and president of the
2309:Prince Wan Waithayakon
1878:François-Xavier Ortoli
363:
3953:Luxembourgian bankers
1852:Franco Maria Malfatti
1729:Coppé Authority, 1967
811:Deputy Prime Minister
730:Liberal International
486:Werner-Thorn Ministry
458:Royal Victorian Order
427:Liberal International
419:Trilateral Commission
361:
2059:Commission President
2038:Ursula von der Leyen
2025:Ursula von der Leyen
874:Abdelaziz Bouteflika
830:Minister for Justice
618:3 March 2016 at the
178:Abdelaziz Bouteflika
3835:Jean-Claude Juncker
3717:(1979 â March 1980)
3422:Jean-Pierre BĂŒchler
2012:Jean-Claude Juncker
1637:European Commission
1565:Permanent President
1221:President-in-Office
1064:Baron de Blochausen
942:President of the DP
913:President of the DP
637:Demokratesch Partei
500:The Daily Telegraph
450:Grand Cross of the
444:Grand Cross of the
438:Grand Cross of the
410:from 1985 to 1999.
354:European Commission
326:European Parliament
278:Gaston Egmond Thorn
259:Liliane Thorn-Petit
209:Gaston Egmond Thorn
2069:Council Presidency
1999:José Durão Barroso
1970:José Durão Barroso
687:Political offices
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304:Thorn was born in
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3790:Albert Borschette
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1210:Presidents of the
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989:Garret FitzGerald
986:Succeeded by
976:College of Europe
961:Academic offices
951:Succeeded by
922:Succeeded by
888:Succeeded by
866:Diplomatic posts
856:Succeeded by
791:Succeeded by
764:Succeeded by
740:Giovanni Malagodi
737:Succeeded by
728:President of the
709:Succeeded by
379:Margaret Thatcher
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2008:
1979:
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1848:
1818:
1809:Walter Hallstein
1788:
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1696:Piero Malvestiti
1692:
1679:
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1213:European Council
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1196:
1189:
1180:
1179:
1171:
1054:Baron de Tornaco
1021:
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998:
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966:Preceded by
932:Preceded by
903:Preceded by
871:Preceded by
839:Preceded by
820:Preceded by
801:Preceded by
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