Walter Hallstein
Acting
November 17, 1901
Died at age 80
March 29, 1982
Date of Death
Mainz, Germany
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Biography
Walter Hallstein was a German lawyer, university professor, and politician. From 1951 to 1958, he was State Secretary in the Foreign Office and then, until 1967, the first President of the Commission of the European Economic Community, a predecessor of the EU.
