Historical leaders of the EMI

Presidents of the European Movement International

• 1948-1950: Duncan Sandys – British, Conservative

• 1950-1955: Paul-Henry Spaak – Belgian, Socialist

• 1955-1961: Robert Schuman – French, Christian Democrat

• 1961-1968: Maurice Faure – French, Radical

• 1968-1974: Walter Hallstein – German, Christian Democrat

• 1974-1978: Jean Rey – Belgian, Liberal

• 1978-1981: Georges Berthoin – French, Liberal

• 1981-1987: Giuseppe Petrilli – Italian, Christian Democrat

• 1987-1989: Enrique Barón Crespo – Spanish, Socialist

• 1989-1997: Valéry Giscard d’Estaing – French, Liberal

• 1997-1999: Mário Soares – Portuguese, Socialist

• 1999-2005: José María Gil Robles – Spanish, Liberal

• 2005-2011: Pat Cox – Irish, Liberal

• 2011-2017: Jo Leinen – German, Socialist

• • 2017-present: Eva Maydell – Bulgarian, Christian Democrat

Secretaries General of the European Movement International

• • • 1948-1950: (London office) Joseph H. Retinger
    • 1948-1955: (Paris office, from 11/1951 Brussel office) Georges Rebattet
    • 1955-1980: Robert Van Schendel
    • 1981-1983: Thomas Jansen
    • 1984: Sjouke Jonker
    • 1985-1987: Luigi Vittorio Majocchi
    • 1987-1993: Bob Molenaar
    • 1993-1995: Giampiero Orsello
    • 1995-2001: Pier Virgilio Dastoli
    • 2002-2009: Henrik H. Kröner
    • 2009-2015: Diogo Pinto
    • 2015-present: Petros Fassoulas

Treasurers of the European Movement International

• • Comte René Boël
  • Theo Lefevre
  • Karl Heinz Narjes
  • Erik Blumenfeld
  • Thierry Demeure
  • Alain Camu
  • Olivier Hinnekens
  • Dries Callens
  • Maria Heider
  • Nataša Owens