Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
November 17, 1901
Died
March 29, 1982 (age 80)
Place of Birth
Mainz, Germany
Walter Hallstein
Biography
Walter Hallstein was a German lawyer, university professor, and politician. From 1951 to 1958, he was State Secretary in the Foreign Office and then, until 1967, the first President of the Commission of the European Economic Community, a predecessor of the EU.
