Robert Lemaignen (15 March 1893 – 3 April 1980) was a right-wing French European Commissioner.
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Robert Lemaignen | |
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![]() Lemaignen in 1961 | |
European Commissioner for Overseas Development | |
In office 7 January 1958 – 9 January 1962 | |
President | Walter Hallstein |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Henri Rochereau |
Personal details | |
Born | Blois, France | 15 March 1893
Died | 3 April 1980 87) Paris, France | (aged
He was appointed as one of the first French European Commissioners on the first Hallstein Commission from 1958 to 1962. He did not remain a member of the second Hallstein commission and was succeeded as commissioner by Henri Rochereau. Lemaignen had responsibility for Overseas development.
Lemaignen had previously been the vice-president of the French employers federation (with extensive African experience).
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