Robert Schuman

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Venerable Robert Schuman
Robert Schuman, circa 1949.
Prime Minister of France
In office 5 September 1948 – 11 September 1948
President	Vincent Auriol
Preceded by	André Marie
Succeeded by	Henri Queuille
In office 24 November 1947 – 26 July 1948
President	Vincent Auriol
Preceded by	Paul Ramadier
Succeeded by	André Marie
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 26 July 1948 – 8 January 1953
Prime Minister	André Marie Himself Henri Queuille Georges Bidault René Pleven Edgar Faure Antoine Pinay
Preceded by	Georges Bidault
Succeeded by	Georges Bidault
President of the European Parliament
In office 19 March 1958 – 18 March 1960
Preceded by	Hans Furler
Succeeded by	Hans Furler
Personal details
Born	Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman (1886-06-29)29 June 1886 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Died	4 September 1963(1963-09-04) (aged 77) Scy-Chazelles, Lorraine, France
Political party	Popular Republican Movement

Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman (French: [ʁɔbɛʁ ʃuman]; 29 June 1886 – 4 September 1963) was a Luxembourg-born French statesman. Schuman was a Christian democratic (Popular Republican Movement) political thinker and activist. Twice Prime Minister of France, a reformist Minister of Finance and a Foreign Minister, he was instrumental in building postwar European and trans-Atlantic institutions and was one of the founders of the European Communities, the Council of Europe and NATO.^[1] The 1964–1965 academic year at the College of Europe was named in his honour. In 2021, Schuman was declared venerable by Pope Francis in recognition of his acting on Christian principles.