Étienne, Count Davignon (French pronunciation: [etjɛn daviɲɔ̃]; born 4 October 1932) is a Belgian former diplomat, top civil servant, businessman, and former vice-president of the European Commission.

[2] Davignon later became the first head of the International Energy Agency,[1] from 1974 to 1977, before becoming a member of the European Commission, of which he was vice-president from 1981 until 1985.

[3] As chairman of Société Générale de Belgique, he was a member of the European Round Table of Industrialists.

[7] On 26 January 2004, Davignon was given the honorary title of Minister of State, giving him a seat on the Crown Council of Belgium.

Étienne's grandfather, Julien Davignon, also served in the government of Belgium, being Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1914, at the outbreak of World War I.