Jürgen Trumpf

Jürgen Trumpf
High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy
In office 1 May 1999 – 18 October 1999
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Javier Solana
Secretary General of the Council of the European Union
In office 1 September 1994 – 18 October 1999
Preceded by	Niels Ersbøll
Succeeded by	Javier Solana
Personal details
Born	(1931-07-08)8 July 1931 Düsseldorf, Rhine Province, Prussia, Germany
Died	13 May 2023(2023-05-13) (aged 91) Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Education	University of Innsbruck

Jürgen Trumpf (8 July 1931 – 13 May 2023) was a German diplomat and politician. He was appointed Secretary-General for the Council of the European Union and held the office from 1 September 1994 to 17 October 1999.

When the Amsterdam Treaty came into force, he briefly became the first High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy but a month later made way for Javier Solana at the Cologne European Summit.

Trumpf died on 13 May 2023, at the age of 91.^[1]

References

1. "Jürgen Trumpf". trauer.ga.de. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

Sources

• Jürgen Trumpf^{[permanent dead link]} – European Navigator (Retrieved 2 January 2011)

Political offices
Preceded by Niels Ersbøll	Secretary General of the Council of the European Union 1994–1999	Succeeded by Javier Solana
New office	High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy 1999