EPP-ED Group:

3 July 2000

In Memoriam

Pierre PFLIMLIN
1907 - 2000

"I hope that enough men and women are determined enough to undertake this huge task of building a Europe for the 21st Century. A prosperous Europe, A peaceful Europe, A Europe that can show the world the true values of the human spirit."
Pierre Pflimlin
Strasbourg, 5 February 1997

Curriculum vitae

Born on 5 February 1907, Roubaix, died on 27 June 2000, Strasbourg
Doctorate in law
1945-1983 Member, Strasbourg Municipal Council
1945-1967 Deputy in the National Assembly
1946 Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Population, then for the Economy
1947-1949 & 1950-1951, Minister of Agriculture
1952 Minister for Trade and External Economic Relations
Minister of State for Relations with the Council of Europe
1953 Minister for Overseas France
1955-1958 Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
1958 Prime Minister
1958-1959 Minister of State
1959-1983 Mayor of Strasbourg
1959-1967 Member, Parliamentary Assembly, Council of Europe
1962 Minister of State for Cooperation
1963-1966 President, Parliamentary Assembly, Council of Europe
MEP 19.12.1962-24.05.1967 and since 17.07.1979 (Christian Democrat - EPP Group)
1979-1984 Vice-President, European Parliament
President, European Parliament from 24.07.1984 to 01.01.1987

Press releases

Mr Hans-Gert Poettering, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament regrets the passing of Pierre PFLIMLIN
Pierre PFIMLIN, an example to all Europeans. Margie Sudre MEP

Important speeches

Speech by Mrs Nicole Fontaine, President of the European Parliament, Plenary Session on 3 July 2000 in Strasbourg
Speech by Pierre Pflimlin given at the ceremony in honour of his 90th birthday

Photo Library

Coming from a meeting of the Council of Ministers,
Pierre Pflimlin and Robert Schuman