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Raymond Vouel

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Raymond Vouel
Vouel in 1977
European Commissioner for Competition
In office
6 January 1977 – 6 January 1981
PresidentRoy Jenkins
Preceded byAlbert Borschette
Succeeded byFrans Andriessen
Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg
In office
15 June 1974 – 21 July 1976
Prime MinisterGaston Thorn
Preceded byEugène Schaus
Succeeded byBernard Berg
Personal details
Born(1923-04-08)8 April 1923
Rumelange, Luxembourg
Died12 February 1987(1987-02-12) (aged 63)
Political partyLuxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service
Battles/warsWorld War II

Raymond Vouel (8 April 1923 – 12 February 1987) was a Luxembourgish politician who was Deputy Prime Minister in the Thorn-Vouel cabinet, a coalition between Vouel's Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party and Gaston Thorn's Democratic Party. On 21 July 1976, Vouel left the government to join the European Commission as European Commissioner for Competition.

Vouel was born on 8 April 1923 in Rumelange. During World War II he was a member of the French Resistance and later served as a translator for the United States Army. He was also a journalist for the socialist daily newspaper Tageblatt, writing articles on international affairs.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Another new face on the EC Commission" (PDF). European Community Information Service. 22 July 1976. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by Deputy Prime Minister
1974–1976
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Finances
1974–1976
Succeeded by
Preceded by European Commissioner for Competition
1976–1981
Succeeded by