Robert Schuman
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Robert Schuman (
29 June 1886-
4 September 1963) was a noted
French-
German politician who is regarded as one of the founders of the
European Union.
Schuman was born in
Luxembourg to parents from
Lorraine. The family soon returned to that province, then a province of
Germany, and Schuman was thus educated in the German education system, and his law degree, obtained at the
Humboldt University in
Berlin, was in German law. After the
First World War Alsace and
Lorraine were retaken by France and Schuman became active in French politics. In
1919 he was first elected as a deputy to parliament. And served in this capacity until
1940 when under the
Vichy regime he was placed under house arrest. A year later he escaped, however, and joined the
French Resistance.
After the war Schuman rose to great prominence. He was briefly
Prime Minister from 1947-1948 becoming
Foreign Minister in the latter year. On
9 May 1950, mostly at the behest of
Jean Monnet, Schuman invited the Germans to jointly manage their coal and steel industries. This formed the basis of the
European Coal and Steel Community, which eventually evolved into the European Union. This became known as the
Schuman declaration, and to this day 9 May is designated
Europe Day.
Schuman might become a
saint of the
Catholic church. It was announced on
15 May 2004 that the diocesan investigation of the cause of
beatification would soon conclude, possibly even in 2004.
Miscellaneous
A metro station and an important square in Brussels are named after Robert Schuman. In addition, a Brussels railway station is named Bruxelles-Schuman (in French) or Brussel-Schuman (in Dutch).
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\n* Schuman Declaration
Schuman's First Government, 24 November 1947 - 26 July 1948
\n*Robert Schuman - President of the Council\n*Georges Bidault - Minister of Foreign Affairs\n*Pierre-Henri Teitgen - Minister of National Defense\n*Jules Moch - Minister of the Interior\n*René Mayer - Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs\n*Robert Lacoste - Minister of Commerce and Industry\n*Daniel Mayer - Minister of Labour and Social Security\n*André Marie - Minister of Justice\n*Marcel Edmond Naegelen - Minister of National Education\n*François Mitterrand - Minister of Veterans and War Victims\n*Pierre Pflimlin - Minister of Agriculture\n*Paule Coste-Floret - Minister of Overseas France\n*Christian Pineau - Minister of Public Works and Transport\n*Germaine Poinso-Chapuis - Minister of Public Health and Population\n*René Coty - Minister of Reconstruction and Town Planning
Changes\n*12 February 1948 - Édouard Depreux succeeds Naegelen as Minister of National Education.
Schuman's Second Government, 5 September - 11 September 1948
\n*Robert Schuman - President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs\n*René Mayer - Minister of National Defense\n*André Marie - Vice President of the Council\n*Jules Moch - Minister of the Interior\n*Christian Pineau - Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs\n*Robert Lacoste - Minister of Commerce and Industry\n*Daniel Mayer - Minister of Labour and Social Security\n*Robert Lecourt - Minister of Justice\n*Tony Revillon - Minister of National Education\n*Jules Catoire - Minister of Veterans and War Victims\n*Pierre Pflimlin - Minister of Agriculture\n*Paul Coste-Floret - Minister of Overseas France\n*Henri Queuille - Minister of Public Works, Transport, and Tourism\n*Pierre Schneiter - Minister of Public Health and Population\n*René Coty - Minister of Reconstruction and Town Planning
{| border="2" align="center"\n|-\n|width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:
Paul Ramadier\n|width="40%" align="center"|Prime Minister of France
1947-1948\n|width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:
André Marie\n|-\n|width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:
André Marie\n|width="40%" align="center"|Prime Minister of France
1948\n|width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:
Henri Queuille\n|}
\nSchuman, Robert
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