Louis Camu

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Person.png Louis Camu  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(banker)
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Born11 April 1905
Alost
Died12 November 1976 (Age 71)
Brussels, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Alma materUniversity 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

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/1955 March18 March 195520 March 1955France
Barbizon
The second Bilderberg meeting, held in France. Just 42 guests, fewer than any other.
Bilderberg/1955 September23 September 195525 September 1955Germany
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/195813 September 195815 September 1958United Kingdom
Buxton
UK
The 7th Bilderberg and the first one in the UK. 72 guests
Bilderberg/196028 May 196029 May 1960Switzerland
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/196625 March 196627 March 1966Germany
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/196826 April 196828 April 1968Canada
Mont Tremblant
The 17th Bilderberg and the 2nd in Canada
Bilderberg/197017 April 197019 April 1970Switzerland
Hotel Quellenhof
Bad Ragaz
the 19th Bilderberg meeting, in Switzerland.
Bilderberg/197221 April 197223 April 1972Belgium
Hotel La Reserve
Knokke
The 21st Bilderberg, 102 guests. It spawned the Trilateral Commission.
Bilderberg/197525 April 197527 April 1975Turkey
Golden Dolphin Hotel
Cesme
The 24th Bilderberg Meeting, 98 guests
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