Robert Schuman
Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman (29 June 1886 – 4 September 1963) was a Luxembourg-born French statesman. Schuman was a Christian Democrat (Popular Republican Movement) political thinker and activist. He served as Under-Secretary of State for Refugees in Marshal Philippe Pétain's new cabinet of 17 June 1940. He supported the Armistice with Germany, and on July 10th he voted to give full power to Pétain, but afterwards left the government.
After World War II he was 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 was one of the founders of the European Communities, the Council of Europe and NATO.[1]
In 2021, Schuman was declared "venerable" by Pope Francis in recognition of his acting on Christian principles.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Key dates in Schuman's life. Schuman.info.
- ↑ Mares, Courtney (19 June 2021). EU founding father Robert Schuman declared 'venerable' by Pope Francis (en).
- Werth, Alexander, France 1940-1955, Robert Hale/Readers Union, London, 1957, see index for very many mentions of Schuman.
