Historical FigureMale
Gaston Thorn
1928 – 2007
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryGaston 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).
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
September 3, 1928
Luxembourg
Date of death
August 26, 2007
Luxembourg
Citizenship
Luxembourg
Occupations & fields
politiciandiplomatlawyerbankerresistance fighter
Awards & honours
Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak CrownGrand Cross of the Order of the Sun of PeruGrand Cross of the Military Order of ChristKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the FalconGrand Cross of the Order of Isabella the CatholicGrand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
- Field and occupation
- lucemburský politik
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