Famous People with Name Davignon

Étienne, Viscount Davignon            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Étienne, Viscount Davignon: is a Belgian politician, businessman, and former vice-president of the European Commission.After receiving a Doctorate of Law from the Université catholique de Louvain, Davignon joined the Belgian Foreign Ministry, in 1959, and within two years had become an attaché under Paul-Henri Spaak, then Minister of Foreign Affairs. He remained in Belgian government until 1965. In 1970, he chaired the committee of experts which produced the Davignon report on foreign policy for Europe.

Étienne Francois Jacques Davignon, Viscount Davign            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Étienne Francois Jacques Davignon, Viscount Davign: is a Belgian politician, businessman, and former vice-president of the European Commission. He remained in Belgian government until 1965. In 1970, he chaired the committee of experts which produced the Davignon report on foreign policy for Europe. Davignon later became the first head of the International Energy Agency, from 1974 to 1977, before becoming a member of the European Commission, of which he was vice-president from 1981 till 1985. From 1989 to 2001, he was chairman of the Belgian bank Société Générale de Belgique, which is now part of the French supplier Suez and was not an arm of the French bank Société Générale, but a Belgian institution. He is now Vice Chairman of Suez subsidiary, Suez-Tractebel. He is also member of the board of numerous Belgian companies. He is also the chairman of the board of directors and of the General Assembly of the ICHEC Brussels Management School. He also is a crucial member of the Strategic Advisory Panel of The European Business Awards. He is a member of the Cercle Gaulois and a member of the Advisory Board of the Itinera Institute think-tank. He is also President of the Brussels-based think-tank Friends of Europe.