Jean Monet

Introduction

• Was born in 9 November 1888

• Died in 16 March 1979• Was a French political

economist and diplomat• Regarded as a Chief architect

of te EU• Patron of the 1980-1981

academic year of the College of Europe

World War I

• Believed into the French-England unino for the victory of the allied

• Contribute in WW organisating the allied economic operation

• Help to combinate the Wheat executive and the allied maritime transpot council

Inter-war years

• He was assisntant of the french minister of comerce and industry

• Due of its effort in the WW was named deputy Seretary General of the League Of Nations

• After the league was broken he help the economic recovery of several Europe nations

• Lived in China at the invitation of Chiang Kai-shek, where he assisted the reorganization of the Chinese railway

World War II• 12/1939:Was send to London

to oversee the collectivization of theBritish and French war industries

• 8/1940:Sent to US to negotiate the purchase of war supplies. Persuade the presiden to launch a massive arms production program

• After the war some britis economist think that he will probably made shortened the WWII

Monet Plan• In 1945 Proposed its plan: - Included in taiking the

control of the remaining german coal production. This produced the raising of the French economic and decreasing of the german economy

- Removed the Saar from Germany and transform it into the Saar protectorate who was under complete french economic control

Monet Plan 2

- There was problem between France and Germany because of the france control the germany mineral production. So Monet concive the idea of a Eurpean Community

- Robert Schuman in the name of the french goverment proposed integration of the french and germany coal and steel industry

- According Schuman plan Germany joined the ECSC in 1951. After this other countries joined the ECSC

- In 1951 He became the first president of the High Authority

Common Market

• In 1995 Monnet founded the Action Commite for the US in order to revive European construction

• This made European Trade unions together to become a driving force behind and eventually emerged the EEC established by the Teatey of Rome (1957)

• In 1967 trnasform into the Ecwhit its corresponding bodies

• 6/12/1963 presented whit tue Presidential Medal of freedom

Legacy

• Its remains were transferred to the Pantheon of¡Paris

• Sveral European Universities honour he• The European Commidion named the Jean

Monet building• The EU maintains his name with the Jean

Monet proogramme of the directorate-General for education and Culture

Bibliography

• Jean Monnet: Memoirs, London 1978• Jean Monnet: The first stateman of

independence• Jean Monnet: Father of Europe (documentary)• The supranational Politics of Jean Monet• Jean Monet: Unconveentional Statesman