Walter Hallstein

Personal information

Known for: Acting
Known credits: 2
Gender: Male
Born: November 17, 1901
Died: March 29, 1982
Place of birth: Mainz, Germany

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.