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Robert Lemaignen (15 March 1893 – 3 April 1980) was a right-wing French European Commissioner.
Robert Lemaignen | |
|---|---|
 Lemaignen in 1961 | |
| European Commissioner for Overseas Development | |
| In office 7 January 1958 – 9 January 1962 | |
| President | Walter Hallstein |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Henri Rochereau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1893 Blois, France |
| Died | 3 April 1980 (aged 87) Paris, France |
He was appointed as one of the first French European Commissioners on the first Hallstein Commission from 1958 to 1962. He did not remain a member of the second Hallstein commission and was succeeded as commissioner by Henri Rochereau. Lemaignen had responsibility for Overseas development.
Lemaignen had previously been the vice-president of the French employers federation (with extensive African experience).