The Mayer Authority was the second High Authority of the

High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community

The High Authority was the executive branch of the former European Coal and Steel Community . It was created in 1951 and disbanded in 1967 when it was merged into the European Commission.-History:...

 European Coal and Steel Community

European Coal and Steel Community

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 (ECSC), between 1955 and 1958. Its president was René Mayer

René Mayer

René Mayer was a French Radical politician of the Fourth Republic who served briefly as Prime Minister during 1953. He led the Mayer Authority from 1955 to 1958.-Mayer's Ministry, 8 January – 28 June 1953:*René Mayer – President of the Council...

 of France.

There were three more High Authorities before the ECSC was merged with the European Atomic Energy Community

European Atomic Energy Community

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 and the European Economic Community

European Economic Community

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 in 1967 to become the European Community.

Membership

There was a great deal of continuity with the Monnet Authority, in addition to René Mayer of France, as President, the Authority comprised;

Franz Etzel

Franz Etzel

Franz Etzel was a German politician for the CDU. From 1949 to 4 January 1953 and from 1957 to 1967 Etzel was member of the German Bundestag. From 1957 to 1961 he was Minister of Finance.-See also:*List of German finance ministers...

 of Germany, First Vice-President (until he resigned on 28 October 1957

• External relations

Albert Coppé

Albert Coppé

Albert Coppé was a Belgian and European politician and economist. He was a founding member of the CDV party and served in the European Commission as Commissioner for Social Affairs, Transport & Budget under the Malfatti & Mansholt Commissions...

 of Belgium, Second Vice-President

• General objectives and long term policy (Chairman)
• Markets, agreements, transport (Chairman)
• Press and information

Paul Finet

Paul Finet

Paul Finit was a Belgian politician who served in the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community and led the Finet Authority from 1958 to 1959....

 of Belgium

• Social Problems

Dirk Spierenburg

Dirk Spierenburg

Dirk Pieter Spierenburg was a Dutch politician and diplomat. He was born on 4 February 1909 in Rotterdam Dirk Pieter Spierenburg was a Dutch politician and diplomat. He was born on 4 February 1909 in Rotterdam Dirk Pieter Spierenburg was a Dutch politician and diplomat. He was born on 4 February...

 of Netherlands

• External relations (Chairman)
• Markets, agreements, transport

Léon Daum of France

• Finance, investment, production (Chairman)
• Instructions group (Chairman)
• General objectives and long term policy
• Markets, agreements, transport
• Press and information

Enzo Giacchero of Italy

• Press and information (President)
• General objectives and long term policy
• Industrial problems, finance
• Social problems

Albert Wehrer of Luxembourg

• Industrial problems, finance
• Social Problems
• External relations
• Instructions group