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− | }}'''Henri Simonet''' wrote a working paper on ''A European's Thoughts on the State of the Alliance'' for the [[1982 Bilderberg]].<ref name=bb1982report>[[File:Bilderberg-Conference-Report-1982.pdf]]</ref> | + | }} |
+ | '''Henri François Simonet''' was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] politician. Of increasingly [[transatlantic]] positions, and a member of the [[Bilderberg steering committee]], he wrote a working paper on ''A European's Thoughts on the State of the Alliance'' for the [[1982 Bilderberg]].<ref name=bb1982report>[[File:Bilderberg-Conference-Report-1982.pdf]]</ref> From 1977-1983 Simonet worked as the [[President of the Egmont Institute]].<ref>https://alumni.site.ulb.be/medias/fichier/50-alumni-au-coeur-de-l-europe_1615188948080-pdf?ID_FICHE=73972&INLINE=FALSE</ref> | ||
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+ | ==Background== | ||
+ | Born in [[Brussels]], Henri Simonet studied law and economics at the [[Universite Libre de Bruxelles]] and then went to [[Columbia University]] as CRB Graduate Fellow. | ||
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+ | ==Career== | ||
+ | Simonet began his political life as a member of the [[Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)|Socialist Party]] (PS). He was mayor of [[Anderlecht]] between 1966 and 1984, succeeding the long-serving [[Joseph Bracops]]. Like Bracops, Simonet dominated the local political scene to such an extent that the ambitious [[Philippe Moureaux]] moved to neighbouring [[Molenbeek-Saint-Jean]] to pursue a career there. In 1985 Simonet left the Socialists to join the [[Liberal Reformist Party (Belgium)|Liberal Reformist Party]] (PRL) where he espoused increasingly [[transatlantic]] positions. | ||
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+ | As mayor of Anderlecht, Simonet presided over considerable changes to what had been a largely industrial and working class community, attracting new development in the form of the Erasmus Hospital, a teaching hospital tied to the [[Université libre de Bruxelles|ULB]] on whose administrative council Simonet served. [[Christian D'Hoogh]] succeeded Simonet as mayor of Anderlecht. | ||
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+ | Simonet was vice-chairman of the [[European Commission]] from 1973 to 1977 and Minister for Regional Economic Development in 1978 and 1979. In February 1974, he took part in the International Energy Conference in [[Washington]]. It was then that he observed the limits of [[EU]] solidarity faced with the situation provoked by the [[1973 Oil crisis|oil embargo]] and the weight of national interests. In spite of [[France]]’s reluctance, he would succeed in connecting the Commission to the work of the [[International Energy Agency]] so that, in case of a crisis in supplies, the measures which would be decided there would be applied in the Community.<ref>https://alumni.site.ulb.be/medias/fichier/50-alumni-au-coeur-de-l-europe_1615188948080-pdf?ID_FICHE=73972&INLINE=FALSE</ref> | ||
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+ | On the national plan, Simonet was [[Minister of Foreign Affairs]] and before as Minister of Economics Affairs. He was unofficial candidate for the post of [[Secretary General of NATO]]. He was involved in a political and financial scandal, through his wife [[Marie-Louise Angenet]], in a case of arms sales to the junta governments of [[Argentina]] and [[Uruguay]].<ref>[https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=https%3A%2F%2Felpais.com%2Fdiario%2F1980%2F06%2F01%2Finternacional%2F328658410_850215.html Soledad Gallego-Díaz, « Escándalo político en torno al ministro de Exteriores belga », El País, 31 mai 1980]</ref> The scandal was revealed by the weekly magazine ''Pour'', which devoted its last three issues before it closed in 1982 to a complete dossier entitled "the Simonet connection". According to the magazine, which published numerous photocopies of confidential documents, the wife of the then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marie Louise Simonet-Angenet, was appointed at the end of [[1977]] CEO of the Brussels company of Auto Transport (BAT), manufacturer of the BDX armored car, whose characteristics make it also ideal to suppress riots. | ||
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+ | ==Family== | ||
+ | His son [[Jacques Simonet]], who made his political career in the liberal [[Liberal Reformist Party (Belgium)|Liberal Reformist Party]], served twice as [[Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region]] (1999-2000; 2004) and as mayor of Anderlecht from 2000 until his death in 2007. | ||
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Born | 10 May 1931 Brussels, Belgium | |||||||||||||
Died | 15 February 1996 (Age 64) | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Belgian | |||||||||||||
Alma mater | Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Columbia University | |||||||||||||
Children | Jacques Simonet | |||||||||||||
Spouse | Marie-Louise Angenet | |||||||||||||
Member of | Trilateral Commission | |||||||||||||
Party | Socialist Party (Belgium) | |||||||||||||
Transatlantic Belgian politician, Bilderberg Steering committee.
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Henri François Simonet was a Belgian politician. Of increasingly transatlantic positions, and a member of the Bilderberg steering committee, he wrote a working paper on A European's Thoughts on the State of the Alliance for the 1982 Bilderberg.[1] From 1977-1983 Simonet worked as the President of the Egmont Institute.[2]
Background
Born in Brussels, Henri Simonet studied law and economics at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles and then went to Columbia University as CRB Graduate Fellow.
Career
Simonet began his political life as a member of the Socialist Party (PS). He was mayor of Anderlecht between 1966 and 1984, succeeding the long-serving Joseph Bracops. Like Bracops, Simonet dominated the local political scene to such an extent that the ambitious Philippe Moureaux moved to neighbouring Molenbeek-Saint-Jean to pursue a career there. In 1985 Simonet left the Socialists to join the Liberal Reformist Party (PRL) where he espoused increasingly transatlantic positions.
As mayor of Anderlecht, Simonet presided over considerable changes to what had been a largely industrial and working class community, attracting new development in the form of the Erasmus Hospital, a teaching hospital tied to the ULB on whose administrative council Simonet served. Christian D'Hoogh succeeded Simonet as mayor of Anderlecht.
Simonet was vice-chairman of the European Commission from 1973 to 1977 and Minister for Regional Economic Development in 1978 and 1979. In February 1974, he took part in the International Energy Conference in Washington. It was then that he observed the limits of EU solidarity faced with the situation provoked by the oil embargo and the weight of national interests. In spite of France’s reluctance, he would succeed in connecting the Commission to the work of the International Energy Agency so that, in case of a crisis in supplies, the measures which would be decided there would be applied in the Community.[3]
On the national plan, Simonet was Minister of Foreign Affairs and before as Minister of Economics Affairs. He was unofficial candidate for the post of Secretary General of NATO. He was involved in a political and financial scandal, through his wife Marie-Louise Angenet, in a case of arms sales to the junta governments of Argentina and Uruguay.[4] The scandal was revealed by the weekly magazine Pour, which devoted its last three issues before it closed in 1982 to a complete dossier entitled "the Simonet connection". According to the magazine, which published numerous photocopies of confidential documents, the wife of the then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marie Louise Simonet-Angenet, was appointed at the end of 1977 CEO of the Brussels company of Auto Transport (BAT), manufacturer of the BDX armored car, whose characteristics make it also ideal to suppress riots.
Family
His son Jacques Simonet, who made his political career in the liberal Liberal Reformist Party, served twice as Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region (1999-2000; 2004) and as mayor of Anderlecht from 2000 until his death in 2007.
Events Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Bilderberg/1967 | 31 March 1967 | 2 April 1967 | United Kingdom St John's College (Cambridge) UK | Possibly the only Bilderberg meeting held in a university college rather than a hotel (St. John's College, Cambridge) |
Bilderberg/1971 | 23 April 1971 | 25 April 1971 | US Vermont Woodstock Woodstock Inn | The 20th Bilderberg, 89 guests |
Bilderberg/1975 | 25 April 1975 | 27 April 1975 | Turkey Golden Dolphin Hotel Cesme | The 24th Bilderberg Meeting, 98 guests |
Bilderberg/1977 | 22 April 1977 | 24 April 1977 | United Kingdom Imperial Hotel Torquay | The 25th Bilderberg, held in Torquay, England. |
Bilderberg/1979 | 27 April 1979 | 29 April 1979 | Austria Baden Clubhotel Schloss Weikersdorf | 27th Bilderberg, 95 guests, Austria |
Bilderberg/1980 | 18 April 1980 | 20 April 1980 | Germany Aachen | The 28th Bilderberg, held in West Germany, unusually exposed by the Daily Mirror |
Bilderberg/1982 | 14 May 1982 | 16 May 1982 | Norway Sandefjord | The 30th Bilderberg, held in Norway. |
References
- ↑ File:Bilderberg-Conference-Report-1982.pdf
- ↑ https://alumni.site.ulb.be/medias/fichier/50-alumni-au-coeur-de-l-europe_1615188948080-pdf?ID_FICHE=73972&INLINE=FALSE
- ↑ https://alumni.site.ulb.be/medias/fichier/50-alumni-au-coeur-de-l-europe_1615188948080-pdf?ID_FICHE=73972&INLINE=FALSE
- ↑ Soledad Gallego-Díaz, « Escándalo político en torno al ministro de Exteriores belga », El País, 31 mai 1980