# Robert Lemaignen

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Robert Lemaignen Lemaignen in 1961 European Commissioner for Overseas Development In office 7 January 1958 – 9 January 1962 President Walter Hallstein Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Henri Rochereau Personal details Born (1893-03-15)15 March 1893 Blois, France Died 3 April 1980(1980-04-03) (aged 87) Paris, France

**Robert Lemaignen** (15 March 1893 – 3 April 1980) was a French [European Commissioner](/source/European_Commissioner).

He was appointed as one of the first French European Commissioners on the first [Hallstein Commission](/source/Hallstein_Commission) from 1958 to 1962. He did not remain a member of the second Hallstein commission and was succeeded as commissioner by [Henri Rochereau](/source/Henri_Rochereau). Lemaignen was responsible for [Overseas development](/source/European_Commissioner_for_Development_%26_Humanitarian_Aid).

Lemaignen had previously been the vice-president of the French Employers Federation (with extensive African experience).

## References

## External links

- [NATIONAL BANK OF BELGIUM, August 2004 Working Paper on Macroeconomic and Monetary policy-making at the European Commission 1957 to 1969](http://www.fep.up.pt/investigacao/seminarios/04.10.15_Maes.pdf)

- [Robert Lemaignen 1960 document on the association of Overseas Territories with the European Community](http://www.ena.lu/europe/19571968-successes-crises/overseas-countries-european-economic-community.htm)

Political offices New office French European Commissioner 1958–1962 Served alongside: Robert Marjolin Succeeded by Robert Marjolin Succeeded by Henri Rochereau European Commissioner for Overseas Development 1958–1962

v t e European Commission (1958–1962: First Hallstein Commission) Walter Hallstein (West Germany) Piero Malvestiti (Italy)* Giuseppe Caron† (Italy) Sicco Mansholt (Netherlands) Robert Marjolin (France) Hans von der Groeben (West Germany) Robert Lemaignen (France) Giuseppe Petrilli (Italy) Lionello Levi Sandri (Italy) Jean Rey (Belgium) Michel Rasquin** (Luxembourg) Lambert Schaus† (Luxembourg) *resigned – **died – †replacement

v t e European commissioners from France Robert Lemaignen Robert Marjolin Henri Rochereau Raymond Barre Jean-François Deniau François-Xavier Ortoli Claude Cheysson Edgard Pisani Jacques Delors Christiane Scrivener Yves-Thibault de Silguy Édith Cresson Pascal Lamy Michel Barnier Jacques Barrot Michel Barnier Pierre Moscovici Thierry Breton Stéphane Séjourné

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