Robert Schuman Politician

Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman (French pronunciation: [ʁɔbɛʁ ʃuman]; 29 June 1886 – 4 September 1963) was a noted Luxembourgish-born French statesman. Schuman was a Christian Democrat (M.R.P.) and an independent political thinker and activist. Twice Prime Minister of France, a reformist Minister of Finance and a Foreign Minister, he was instrumental in building post-war European and trans-Atlantic institutions and is regarded as one of the founders of the European Union, the Council of Europe and NATO. The 1964–1965 academic year at the College of Europe was named in his honour.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Schuman Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert
Birth date	June 29, 1886
Birth place	Luxembourg , Luxembourg (city)
Date of death	September 04, 1963
Place of death	Lorraine (region) , France , Scy-Chazelles

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Office holder

office	President of the European Parliamentary Assembly
party	Popular Republican Movement
president	Vincent Auriol
successor	Hans Furler André Marie Henri Queuille