Louis Camu
 Louis Camu    (banker) | |
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| Born | 11 April 1905 Alost |
| Died | 12 November 1976 (Age 71) Brussels, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Alma mater | University of Liège, University of Ghent |
Belgian atlanticist banker and multi-Bilderberger. Proponent of European unification and creating a single European currency. | |
Louis Camu was a Belgian banker and Bilderberger. From 1952 to 1975 he was president of the Bank of Brussels, professor at the University of Liège and president of the Belgian Association of Banks.[1][2] Described as an atlanticist, he held the liberal view of European unification, and defended the project of creating a single European currency.
Education
Louis Camu was born on April 11, 1905 in Aalst. He is the son of a businessman in the brewery sector.
He first studied at the Institute of Fermentation in Ghent. But at the age of 19, he was called up to perform his military service. At the end of his studies, he obtained a doctorate in commercial sciences at the University of Liège and a bachelor's degree in financial sciences at the University of Ghent. In 1927, he then became a lecturer at these two universities.
Career
In 1934, his political career began in the cabinet of Maurice Lippens, Minister of Public Education. In 1936 he was appointed by Paul van Zeeland to Royal Commissioner for administrative reform, he worked on a reform of the organization of ministries, creating a corps of Financial Inspectors which is finally set up in 1938.
In August 1940, during the Second World War, and following the Belgian capitulation, he supported the royalist Catholic movement.
In 1941, he joined the Bank of Brussels. At the same time, he continued his studies with a view to obtaining a doctorate in economic sciences at the University of Liège. He then played an important role in coalescing the resistance in East Flanders. He was arrested by the Gestapo in July 1944. He stayed in the Neuengamme concentration camp and survived the torture during his arrest, and other camps. In May 1945 he returned home. After this he moved to Switzerland, where he stayed for at least three years with the reason to restore his health. After this period, he resumed his professional life.[2]
An internationally known banking figure, he was chairman of the Banque de Bruxelles, Belgium's second largest commercial hank, for 23 years until its merger with the Banque Lambert. With the merger, he became honorary chairman of Banque de Bruxelles‐Lambert. He was chairman of the Belgian Bank Association and president of the banking federation of the European Common Market.
Louis Camu married Denise Fontaine (1907-2005). They had a son together, Alain Camu (1934).
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1955 March | 18 March 1955 | 20 March 1955 | France Barbizon | The second Bilderberg meeting, held in France. Just 42 guests, fewer than any other. |
| Bilderberg/1955 September | 23 September 1955 | 25 September 1955 | Germany Bavaria Garmisch-Partenkirchen | The third Bilderberg, in West Germany. The subject of a report by Der Spiegel which inspired a heavy blackout of subsequent meetings. |
| Bilderberg/1958 | 13 September 1958 | 15 September 1958 | Buxton UK England | The 7th Bilderberg and the first one in the UK. 72 guests |
| Bilderberg/1960 | 28 May 1960 | 29 May 1960 | Switzerland Bürgenstock | The 9th such meeting and the first one in Switzerland. 61 participants + 4 "in attendance". The meeting report contains a press statement, 4 sentences long. |
| Bilderberg/1966 | 25 March 1966 | 27 March 1966 | Germany Wiesbaden Hotel Nassauer Hof | Top of the agenda of the 15th Bilderberg in Wiesbaden, Germany, was the restructuring of NATO. Since this discussion was held, all permanent holders of the position of NATO Secretary General have attended at least one Bilderberg conference prior to their appointment. |
| Bilderberg/1968 | 26 April 1968 | 28 April 1968 | Canada Mont Tremblant | The 17th Bilderberg and the 2nd in Canada |
| Bilderberg/1970 | 17 April 1970 | 19 April 1970 | Switzerland Hotel Quellenhof Bad Ragaz | the 19th Bilderberg meeting, in Switzerland. |
| Bilderberg/1972 | 21 April 1972 | 23 April 1972 | Belgium Hotel La Reserve Knokke | The 21st Bilderberg, 102 guests. It spawned the Trilateral Commission. |
| Bilderberg/1975 | 25 April 1975 | 27 April 1975 | Turkey Golden Dolphin Hotel Cesme | The 24th Bilderberg Meeting, 98 guests |
