Background
THORN, Gaston was born on September 3, 1928 in Luxembourg. Son of Edouard Thorn and Suzanne Weber.
THORN, Gaston was born on September 3, 1928 in Luxembourg. Son of Edouard Thorn and Suzanne Weber.
Universities of Montpellier and Paris, France. Lausanne, Switzerland (Doctor of Laws). Honorary Doctorates of the Universities of Aix-en-Provence, France.
Louvain, Belgium.
Miami University, Texas Wesleyan College, Sacred Heart University, United States of America. London, United Kingdom. Torino and Urbino, Italy.
Dublin, Ireland and Saarbrücken, Germany. Spoken languages: English, French, German, Spanish and Catalan.
Worked at Zeyen Beghin Feider Loeff Claeys Verbeke (Luxembourg) specializing in International Relations, International Trade Law, International Public Law, Arbitration, Banking and Monetary Law. Admitted to the bar, 1956, Luxembourg. Avocat-Avoué, High Court of Justice.
Awarded: Grand Prix of the Academy of Ethics and Political Sciences, 1988.
Robert Schuman Prize, 1977. President, Commission of the European Communities, 1981-1985.
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Cooperation, Minister of Economic Affairs, Minister of Justice, 1975. President of the 30th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, 1975-1976.
Member of Parliament, 1959-1974.
Member of the European Parliament, Chairman of the Committee on Developing Countries, Chairman of the European Economic Community-AASM Joint Committee, 1959-1969. Town Counsellor of the City of Luxembourg, 1957-1969. Deputy Mayor of the City of Luxembourg, 1961-1963.
President of the Liberal International, 1970-1982.
President, Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion, CLT-RTL, 1987. Chairman, Banque Internationale ŕ Luxembourg, 1985.
Member, Jean Monnet Committee, 1985. Member, Comité d"Action pour l"Union Monétaire de l"Europe, 1985.
Gaston Thorn has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.
Member, Jean Monnet Committee, 1985. Member, Comité d"Action pour l"Union Monétaire de l"Europe, 1985.
Lecturing, tennis, golf.
Married Liliane Petit in 1957.
