About Jürgen Trumpf
Lived 1931 – 2023 (aged 91). Jürgen Trumpf was a German diplomat, classical philologist, politician and general secretary.
Jürgen Trumpf (8 July 1931 – 13 May 2023) was a German diplomat and politician. He was appointed Secretary-General for the Council of the European Union and held the office from 1 September 1994 to 17 October 1999.
When the Amsterdam Treaty came into force, he briefly became the first High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy but a month later made way for Javier Solana at the Cologne European Summit.
Trumpf died on 13 May 2023, at the age of 91.
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Who was Jürgen Trumpf?
German diplomat (1931–2023)
When was Jürgen Trumpf born?
Jürgen Trumpf was born on 8 July 1931 in Düsseldorf.
When did Jürgen Trumpf die?
Jürgen Trumpf died on 13 May 2023 in Bonn.
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Jürgen Trumpf was a diplomat, classical philologist, politician and general secretary.
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Jürgen Trumpf was German.
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