Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet, based on 7 World History Database records associated with France.

7 records1950–19557 events2 places

Chronological biography

1950

Drafting of Schuman Plan9 May 1950

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · French economic planner · Paris

Monnet helped design the proposal that became the Schuman Declaration and the foundation for the ECSC.

1951

ECSC Treaty NegotiationsApril 1951

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · French economic planner · Paris

Monnet helped shape the supranational institutions incorporated into the Treaty of Paris establishing the ECSC.

1952

ECSC Institutions Begin WorkAugust 1952

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · President of ECSC High Authority · Luxembourg

Monnet oversaw the start of work by the ECSC High Authority as the first European supranational executive.

High Authority PresidencyAugust 1952

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · President of ECSC High Authority · Luxembourg

Monnet became the first President of the ECSC High Authority and led the new supranational executive.

1953

Coal Common Market10 February 1953

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · President of ECSC High Authority · Luxembourg

The ECSC common market for coal opened while Monnet chaired the High Authority.

Steel Common Market1 May 1953

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · President of ECSC High Authority · Luxembourg

The ECSC common market for steel opened, extending practical economic integration under Monnet's High Authority.

1955

Action Committee for EuropeOctober 1955

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · European integration campaigner · Paris

Monnet founded the Action Committee for the United States of Europe to mobilise political support for deeper integration.

Titles and roles

European integration campaigner · French economic planner · President of ECSC High Authority

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.