Michel Rasquin (19 September 1899 – 27 April 1958) was a
Luxembourg
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ish journalist and socialist politician, and
European Commissioner
A European Commissioner is a member of the 27-member European Commission. Each member within the Commission holds a specific portfolio. The commission is led by the President of the European Commission. In simple terms they are the equivalent ...
.
Rasquin was born in
Pétange
Pétange (; lb, Péiteng, ; german: Petingen) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. Pétange lies on the borders with both Belgium and France.
, the town of Pétange, which lies in t ...
, Luxembourg, in 1899. After the Second World War, he was the president of the
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party from 1945 to 1951.
He was a member of the
Council of State
A Council of State is a governmental body in a country, or a subdivision of a country, with a function that varies by jurisdiction. It may be the formal name for the cabinet or it may refer to a non-executive advisory body associated with a head o ...
, the advisory body, from December 1945 to July 1948. In June 1948, he was elected to the
Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg.
He was
Mayor of Esch-sur-Alzette from 1949 to 1951.
From 1951 to 1958, he was a minister in the coalition governments of
Pierre Dupong
Pierre Dupong (1 November 1885 – 23 December 1953)Thewes, Guy"Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché depuis 1848." Service information et presse. Luxembourg: Imprimerie Centrale, 2011. was a Luxembourgish politician and statesman. He was the 16th ...
and
Joseph Bech, with responsibility for the economy.
He was appointed Luxembourg's representative on the inaugural
European Commission
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, the
Hallstein Commission, which took office in January 1958. Rasquin had responsibility for the Transport portfolio, but died in April 1958 and was succeeded by
Lambert Schaus.
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1899 births
1958 deaths
Luxembourgian European Commissioners
Mayors of Esch-sur-Alzette
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg)
Members of the Council of State of Luxembourg
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party politicians
Luxembourgian journalists
Male journalists
People from Pétange
Tageblatt people
20th-century journalists
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