Michel Rasquin

Michel Rasquin (19 September 1899^[1] – 27 April 1958) was a Luxembourgish journalist and socialist politician, and European Commissioner.

Michel Rasquin
European Commissioner for Transport
In office 7 January 1958 – 27 April 1958
President	Walter Hallstein
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Lambert Schaus
Mayor of Esch-sur-Alzette
In office 1949–1951
Preceded by	Arthur Useldinger
Succeeded by	Antoine Krier
Leader of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
In office 1945–1951
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Paul Wilwertz
Personal details
Born	(1899-09-19)19 September 1899 Pétange, Luxembourg
Died	27 April 1958(1958-04-27) (aged 58) Brussels, Belgium
Political party	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party

Rasquin was born in Pétange, Luxembourg, in 1899.^[1] After the Second World War, he was the president of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party from 1945 to 1951.

He was a member of the Council of State, the advisory body, from December 1945 to July 1948.^[2] In June 1948, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg.

He was Mayor of Esch-sur-Alzette from 1949 to 1951.^[3] He represented Luxembourg in the European Parliament during that same time period.^[4]

From 1951 to 1958, he was a minister in the coalition governments of Pierre Dupong and Joseph Bech, with responsibility for the economy.^[5]

He was appointed Luxembourg's representative on the inaugural European Commission, the Hallstein Commission, which took office in January 1958. Rasquin had responsibility for the Transport portfolio,^[6] but died in April 1958 and was succeeded by Lambert Schaus.