Siddhesh Joshi (Editor)

Robert Lemaignen

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
President
  
Walter Hallstein

Preceded by
  
Position established


Name
  
Robert Lemaignen

Succeeded by
  
Henri Rochereau

Born
  
15 March 1893 Blois, France (
1893-03-15
)

Died
  
May 13, 1999, Paris, France

Robert Lemaignen (1893–1980) was a right-wing French European Commissioner.

He was appointed as one of the 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).

References

Robert Lemaignen Wikipedia