Giuseppe Caron
| Giuseppe Caron | |
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| European Commissioner for Internal Market | |
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In office 24 November 1959 – 15 May 1963 |
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| President | Walter Hallstein |
| Preceded by | Piero Malvestiti |
| Succeeded by | Guido Colonna di Paliano |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 February 1904 Treviso, Italy |
| Died | 3 March 1998 (aged 94) Treviso, Italy |
| Political party | Christian Democracy |
Giuseppe Caron (24 February 1904 – 3 March 1998) was an Italian Christian Democratic Party (CDP) politician who was a Minister in successive governments in the 1950s to the 1970s, and a European Commissioner. He was born in Treviso.
Caron trained as a chemist and worked in the pharmaceutical industry and as a lobbyist. Later, in 1952, he became vice-president of the Italian Chamber of Commerce
During World War II Caron became involved in the resistance against the German Army and was a member of the CDP Committee for National Release in Treviso.
He was elected to the Italian Senate in all legislative elections from the Italian general election, 1948 to the Italian general election, 1972.
Caron's first political office was as under-secretary for Civil Aviation. He served under-secretary for Public Works in the Government of Antonio Segni from 1955 to 1957, under-secretary for Defense in the 1957-1958 Governments of Adone Zoli and 1958-1959 Amintore Fanfani Government.
He became active in European politics as one of the Italian delegates at the Council of Europe.
In November (or December) 1959 he was appointed as one of the Italian European Commissioners on the first Hallstein Commission to replace Piero Malvestiti who resigned to become President of the European Coal and Steel Community. Caron took over Malvestiti's Internal Market portfolio.
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