The Monnet Authority was the first High Authority of the

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(ECSC), between 1952 and 1955. Its president was

Jean Monnet Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet (; 9 November 1888 – 16 March 1979) was a French civil servant, entrepreneur, diplomat, financier, administrator, and political visionary. An influential supporter of European unity, he is considered one of the ...

of France. Monnet resigned on

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1955 following the failure of the

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and was succeeded by the

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. There were four more High Authorities before the institutions of the ECSC were merged with those of the

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and the

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in 1967 to become the

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Membership

The High Authority was based temporarily in

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and consisted of nine members; one each for the

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states, two for the larger states of France, Germany and Italy. Nevertheless, the Monnet Authority had two members from Belgium and one from Italy. The members were supposed to represent the general interest of the Community and were assisted by a consultative committee. Each member was involved in a number of areas, working with other members, and led one or two of those areas. In addition to Jean Monnet of France, as president, the authority comprised:Members of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)
On ''CVCE.eu'' *

Franz Etzel Franz Etzel (12 August 1902 – 9 May 1970) was a German politician of the CDU. Etzel was born in Wesel, Rhine Province. From 1949 to 4 January 1953 and from 1957 to 1965 Etzel was member of the German Bundestag. From 1957 to 1961 he was Minis ...

of Germany, First Vice-President ** Markets, agreements, transport (President) ** Social problems ** External relations ** Press and information ** 'Messina' working group *

Albert Coppé Albert Coppé (26 November 1911 in Bruges – 30 March 1999 in Tervuren) was a Belgian and European politician and economist. Biography Born in Bruges on 26 November 1911, Coppé was a founding member of the CVP party and served in the Eur ...

of Belgium, Second Vice-President ** Long term policy (President) ** Markets, agreements, transport ** Press and information ** 'Messina' working group *

Paul Finet Paul Finet (4 November 1897 – 18 May 1965) was a Belgian politician and former General Secretary of FGTB. He served in the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community from 1952 on, chairing it in 1958. From 1958 to 1959, he the ...

of Belgium ** Problems (President) ** Administrative questions (President) * Dirk Spierenburg of Netherlands ** External relations (President) ** Markets, agreements, transport ** 'Messina' working group * Léon Daum of France ** Finance, investment, production (President) ** Instructions group (President) ** Long-term policy ** Markets, agreements, transport ** Press and information * Enzo Giacchero of Italy ** Press and information (President) ** Long-term policy ** Finance, investment, production ** Administrative questions ** Instructions group * Albert Wehrer of Luxembourg ** Finance, investment, production ** Social Problems ** External relations ** Administrative questions ** Instructions group * Heinz Potthof of Germany ** Long-term policy ** Finance, investment, production ** Administrative questions ** Instructions group

References

External links

President Monnet on the opening of the common market
Recorded speech (00:00:19). Available on CVCE website - Centre virtuel de la connaissance sur l'Europe

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