Finn Olav Gundelach Explained

Finn Olav Gundelach
Office:Vice-President of the European Commission
Term Start:6 January 1977
Term End:13 January 1981
President:
Alongside:Wilhelm Haferkamp and Henk Vredeling
Office1:European Commissioner for Internal Market and Customs Union
Term Start1:6 January 1973
Term End1:5 January 1977
President1:
Predecessor1:Wilhelm Haferkamp
Successor1:Étienne Davignon
Birth Date:23 April 1925
Alma Mater:University of Aarhus

Finn Olav Gundelach (23 April 1925 – 13 January 1981) was a Danish diplomat and European Commissioner who served as Vice-President of the European Commission from 6 January 1977 until his death on 13 January 1981.

Gundelach was educated from the University of Aarhus in 1951. From 1955 to 1959 he was the Danish ambassador to the United Nations. In 1959 he was named director of the trade branch of GATT and vice director of the entire GATT in 1965. He left GATT in 1967 in order to become Danish ambassador to the EC.[1]

In 1973 he was named as the first Danish European Commissioner by prime minister Anker Jørgensen. He was commissioner from 6 January 1973 until his death in 1981 from a sudden heart attack.[2] [3] [4]

References

  1. Web site: Bjøl. Erling. 2011-12-07. Finn Gundelach. 2024-11-21. Lex.dk. Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. da.
  2. Web site: Okkels. Simone. 28 June 2014. Hvem skal Thorning udpege som dansk EU-kommissær?. Berlingske. da.
  3. Web site: 14 January 1981. EC Agriculture Commissioner Finn Gundelach Dies. European Community Information Service. en.
  4. Web site: Thisgaard. Jesper. 2014-09-01. Her er de danske kommissærer gennem tiderne. 2024-11-21. Berlingske. da.

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