Albert Coppé (26 November 1911 – 30 March 1999) was a Belgian and European politician and economist.

Albert Coppé
Coppé in 1967
European Commissioner for Social Affairs, Transport and Budget
In office
1 July 1970 – 6 January 1973
PresidentFranco Maria Malfatti
Sicco Mansholt
Preceded byLionello Levi Sandri (Social Affairs, Personnel and Administration)
Victor Bodson (Transport)
Himself (Budgets, Credit, Investment, Press and Information)
Succeeded byPatrick Hillery (Social Affairs)
Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza (Parliamentary Affairs, Environmental Policy and Transport)
European Commissioner for Budget, Credit, Investment, Press and Information
In office
2 July 1967 – 1 July 1970
PresidentJean Rey
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHimself (Social Affairs, Transport and Budget)
Wilhelm Haferkamp (Economics, Finance, Credit and Investments)
President of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community
Acting
In office
1 March 1967 – 2 July 1967
Preceded byRinaldo Del Bo
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1911-11-26)26 November 1911
Bruges, Belgium
Died30 March 1999(1999-03-30) (aged 87)
Tervuren, Belgium
Political partyChristian Democratic and Flemish

Biography

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Born in Bruges on 26 November 1911, Coppé was a founding member of the CVP party and served in the European Commission as Commissioner for Social Affairs, Transport & Budget under the Malfatti & Mansholt Commissions.[citation needed] He was the vice-president of an interim High Authority in the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952–1967.[1]

Coppé died in Tervuren on 30 March 1999.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gérard Bossuat (1996). Jean Monnet: La mesure d'une influence. Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire 51: 68–84 JSTOR 3771303
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Political offices
Preceded by President of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community
Acting

1967
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Preceded by Belgian European Commissioner
1967–1973
Served alongside: Jean Rey
Succeeded by
New office European Commissioner for Budget, Credit, Investment, Press and Information
1967–1970
Succeeded by
Himself
as European Commissioner for Social Affairs, Transport and Budget
Succeeded byas European Commissioner for Economics, Finance, Credit and Investments
Preceded byas European Commissioner for Social Affairs, Personnel and Administration European Commissioner for Social Affairs, Transport and Budget
1970–1973
Succeeded byas European Commissioner for Social Affairs
Preceded byas European Commissioner for Transport Succeeded byas European Commissioner for Parliamentary Affairs, Environmental Policy and Transport
Preceded by
Himself
as European Commissioner for Budgets, Credit, Investment, Press and Information