Guido Brunner | |
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![]() Brunner in 1977 | |
Member of the German Bundestag | |
In office 5 October 1980 – 26 January 1981 | |
European Commissioner for Energy, Research and Science | |
In office 1977–1981 | |
President | Roy Jenkins |
Preceded by | Henri François Simonet |
Succeeded by | Étienne Davignon (as Commissioner for Energy)
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Personal details | |
Born | Madrid, Spain | 27 May 1930
Died | 2 December 1997 | (aged 67)
Political party | Free Democratic Party |
Guido Brunner (27 May 1930 – 2 December 1997) was a Spanish-born German diplomat and politician of the liberal Free Democratic Party. He served as European Commissioner for Energy, Research and Science in the Jenkins Commission from 1977 to 1981. He was a Member of the Bundestag from 1980 to 1981, Senator for the Economy in the government of West Berlin in 1981 and Ambassador to Spain from 1981 to 1992. Tam Dalyell described him as "one of the unsung architects of the Europe we have today."[1]