René Mayer (politician)

René Mayer

René Mayer (born May 4, 1895 in Paris , † December 13, 1972 ibid) was a French politician of the Radical Party ( Parti républicain, radical et radical-socialiste ).

As a confidante of Charles de Gaulle , he worked out a plan for Western European integration for his government in exile in 1943. A central component was a heavy industry community . André Philip and Jean Monnet were among the pioneers of this concept . Germany should play a special role in this. This plan was the basis for the so-called Montanunion, the European Coal and Steel Community , which was founded on April 18, 1951 by the Treaty of Paris (in force on July 23, 1952).

Mayer was the second President of the European Commission and was a member of several French governments in the post-war period, from January 8 to June 28, 1953, he held the office of Prime Minister.

Source and reference

• The unification of Europe, page 38. Franz Knipping - DTV-Verlag ISBN 3-423-30609-2

Web links

• Literature by and about René Mayer in the catalog of the German National Library
• Newspaper article about René Mayer in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .

predecessor	Office	successor
Antoine Pinay	Prime Minister of the Fourth Republic January 8, 1953 - May 21, 1953	Joseph Laniel