Gaston Thorn

Luxembourgish politician (1928-2007) · Luxembourg · On the map · Politicians · Died at 78

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

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2007Died26 August 20071987Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of PortugalAward1986Saint George's CrossAward1985Honorary Citizen of BrusselsAward1982Grand Cross of the Order of Prince HenryAward1981Named President of the European CommissionOffice20 January 1981 to 6 January 19851979Named Minister for JusticeOffice16 July 1979 to 22 November 19801977Named Minister of the EconomyOffice16 September 1977 to 22 November 19801976Golden DuckAwardGrand Cross of the National Order of the Ivory CoastAwardKnight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands LionAwardKnight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IXAward1975Honorary Doctorate of the University of the Mediterranean - Aix Marseille IIAward1974Named Prime Minister of LuxembourgOffice15 June 1974 to 16 July 19791972Grand Cordon of the Order of LeopoldAwardGrand Cross of the Order of the DannebrogAward1971Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. OlavAward1970Named President of Liberal InternationalOffice25 April 1970 to 18 April 1982Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the CatholicAward1969Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the FalconAward1928Born3 September 1928

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

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

Awards

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal1987

Saint George's Cross1986

Honorary Citizen of Brussels1985

Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry1982

Ehrensenator, Saarland University1981

Golden Duck1976

Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion1976

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX1976

Grand Cross of the National Order of the Ivory Coast1976

Honorary Doctorate of the University of the Mediterranean - Aix Marseille II1975

Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold1972

Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog1972

Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown1972

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav1971

Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic1970

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon1969

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

About this person

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).

Country

Luxembourg