Gaston Thorn

Gaston Thorn
Thorn in 1990
President of the European Commission
In office 20 January 1981 – 6 January 1985
Preceded by	Roy Jenkins
Succeeded by	Jacques Delors
20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg
In office 15 June 1974 – 16 July 1979
Monarch	Jean
Deputy	Raymond Vouel Bernard Berg
Preceded by	Pierre Werner
Succeeded by	Pierre Werner
President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office 1975–1976
Preceded by	Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Succeeded by	Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe
Personal details
Born	Gaston Egmond Thorn (1928-09-03)3 September 1928 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Died	26 August 2007(2007-08-26) (aged 78) Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Liliane Thorn-Petit
Children	1

Gaston Egmond Thorn (3 September 1928 – 26 August 2007)^[1] was a Luxembourgish politician who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and internationally. Amongst the posts that he held were the 20th prime minister of Luxembourg (1974–1979), President of the United Nations General Assembly (1975), and the seventh president of the European Commission (1981–1985).