Gaston Thorn

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Luxembourgish politician (1928-2007)

PoliticiansLived 1928 to 2007 · aged 78

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Gaston Egmond Thorn was a Luxembourgish politician who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and internationally.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 3

Thorn with U.S. president Gerald Ford in the Oval Office, 1975

Thorn (second from the left) at the 1983 G7 summit

Awards 18

1987Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal

1986Saint George's Cross

1985honorary citizen of Brussels

1982Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry

1981Ehrensenator

1976Golden Duck Award

1976Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion

1976Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX‎

1976Grand Cross of the National Order of the Ivory Coast

1975honorary doctorate of the University of the Mediterranean - Aix Marseille II

1972Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold

1972Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog

1972Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown

1970Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

1969Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon

Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown

Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru‎

Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ

Connected to Gaston 6

Levi EshkolAlso won Grand Cross of the National Order of the Ivory Coast

Annegret Kramp-KarrenbauerAlso won Golden Duck Award

Agnès VardaAlso won honorary citizen of Brussels

Daniel Carleton GajdusekAlso won honorary doctorate of the University of the Mediterranean - Aix Marseille II

José García-Margallo y MarfilAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal

Infanta Cristina of SpainAlso won Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ

About this person

Gaston Egmond Thorn was a Luxembourgish politician who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and internationally. He most prominently served as prime minister of Luxembourg (1974-1979), President of the United Nations General Assembly (1975), and president of the European Commission (1981-1985).