About Raymond Vouel
Lived 1923 – 1987 (aged 63). Raymond Vouel was a Luxembourgish journalist and politician.
Jean-Baptiste Raymond Vouel (8 April 1923 – 12 February 1987) was a Luxembourgish politician who was Deputy Prime Minister in the Thorn-Vouel cabinet, a coalition between Vouel's Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party and Gaston Thorn's Democratic Party. On 21 July 1976, Vouel left the government to join the European Commission as European Commissioner for Competition.
Vouel was born on 8 April 1923 in Rumelange. During World War II he was a member of the French Resistance and later served as a translator for the United States Army. He was also a journalist for the socialist daily newspaper Tageblatt, writing articles on international affairs.
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Who was Raymond Vouel?
Luxembourgish politician (1923-1987)
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Raymond Vouel was born on 8 April 1923 in Rumelange.
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Raymond Vouel died on 12 February 1987 in Luxembourg.
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Raymond Vouel was a journalist and politician.
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Raymond Vouel was Luxembourgish.
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