Robert Schuman

For famous German composer, see Robert Schumann.

Robert Schuman
Prime Minister of France
In office 24 November 1947 – 26 July 1948
President	Vincent Auriol
Preceded by	Paul Ramadier
Succeeded by	André Marie
In office 5 September 1948 – 11 September 1948
President	Vincent Auriol
Preceded by	André Marie
Succeeded by	Henri Queuille
1st President of the European Parliamentary Assembly
In office 1958–1960
Preceded by	Hans Furler
Succeeded by	Hans Furler
Personal details
Born	29 June 1886 Luxembourg City
Died	4 September 1963(1963-09-04) (aged 77) Scy-Chazelles, France
Political party	MRP

Robert Schuman (29 June 1886 – 4 September 1963) was a famous French politician. Schuman was a politician with the Mouvement Républicain Populaire (Popular Republican Movement) party which is a French Christian Democrat party. Schuman was also an independent political thinker and activist. He was twice Prime Minister of France. He also served as Minister of Finance and Foreign Minister. He was an important person in Europe after World War 2, and worked on creating European and trans-Atlantic institutions. He is regarded as one of the founders of the European Union, the Council of Europe and NATO.^[1]

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1. Key dates in Schuman's life