Étienne Davignon, 1st Count Davignon

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Belgian retired diplomat and civil servant

PoliticiansLived 1932 to 2026 · aged 93

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Étienne, Count Davignon was a Belgian diplomat and civil servant who served as European Commissioner from 1977 to 1985.

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Davignon in 2024

Awards 20

2004Minister of State

2000Hans Böckler Preis

1985Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II

Commander of the Order of the Crown

Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit

Order of the Republic

Knight Grand Officer of the Order of St. Gregory the Great

Grand Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown

Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog

Golden Cross of the Order of Phoenix

Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau

Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland

Grand Officer of the Order of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria

Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

In their orbit 2

FatherJacques-Henri-Charles-François Davignon

MotherJacqueline de Liedekerke de Pailhe

Connected to Étienne 6

George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port EllenAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Luc FriedenAlso won Grand Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown

Maria FarantouriAlso won Golden Cross of the Order of Phoenix

Kurt BiedenkopfAlso won Hans Böckler Preis

Pedro Aguirre CerdaAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of Merit

Willem MengelbergAlso won Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau