Albert Coppé (26 November 1911 – 30 March 1999) was a
Belgian and
European politician and economist.
Biography
Born in
Bruges
Bruges ( , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is in the northwest of the country, and is the sixth most populous city in the country.
The area of the whole city amoun ...
on 26 November 1911, Coppé was a founding member of the
CVP party and served in the
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...
as Commissioner for Social Affairs, Transport & Budget under the
Malfatti &
Mansholt Commissions. He was the vice-president of an interim
High Authority in the
European Coal and Steel Community
The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was a European organization created after World War II to integrate Europe's coal and steel industries into a single common market based on the principle of supranationalism which would be governe ...
in 1952–1967.
[Gérard Bossuat (1996). Jean Monnet: La mesure d'une influence. ''Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire'' 51: 68–84 ]
Coppé died in
Tervuren
Tervuren (; ) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Duisburg, Tervuren proper, Vossem and Moorsel. On 1 January 2006, Tervuren had a total population o ...
on 30 March 1999.
See also
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High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community
The High Authority was the executive branch of the former European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). It was created in 1951 and disbanded in 1967 when it was merged into the European Commission.
History
The High Authority was at the core of th ...
References
External links
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private papers and some interviews
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of A. L. Coppé are deposited at th
Historical Archives of the EU
in Florence
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1911 births
1999 deaths
Belgian European commissioners
Politicians from Bruges
Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
European commissioners (1967–1970)
European commissioners (1970–1972)
European commissioners (1972–1973)
Members of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community
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