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Robert Schuman

French statesman, 1886 to 1963

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The French foreign minister whose 1950 declaration proposed pooling coal and steel production, and one of the founding fathers of the European Union.

Robert Schuman sits in the near the center part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and centered on liberty and authority. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, strongly globalist on nation and strongly religious on religion. The profile is close to the middle on economy, liberty and authority and environment.

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Where Robert Schuman sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyCentered on economy
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityCentered on liberty and authority
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Robert Schuman

Jacques Delors President of the European Commission, 1985 to 199597%Romano Prodi Prime Minister of Italy, 1996 to 1998 and 2006 to 200896%Dag Hammarskjöld UN Secretary-General, 1953 to 196196%Jean Monnet French architect of European integration, 1888 to 197994%Adolfo Suárez Prime Minister of Spain, 1976 to 198194%Pope Leo XIV Pope and sovereign of Vatican City, 2025 to present94%Helmut Kohl Chancellor of Germany, 1982 to 199894%Pope John Paul II Pope, 1978 to 200592%

People furthest from Robert Schuman

Mao Zedong Chairman of the Communist Party of China, 1943 to 19767%Adolf Hitler Chancellor and Führer of Germany, 1933 to 19459%Kim Jong Un Supreme Leader of North Korea, 2011 to present10%Vladimir Lenin Head of the Soviet government, 1917 to 192411%

Political views closest to Robert Schuman

Christian democracyBlends Christian social teaching, a social market economy and European cooperation.93%Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…92%OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…91%CommunitarianismStresses community bonds, shared values and civic duty over pure individualism.81%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: European Commission, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.