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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned Trustee of EQ Advisors Trust (the "Trust"), whose
signature appears below, hereby makes, constitutes and appoints Peter D. Noris,
Patricia Louie, Esq. and Jane A. Kanter, Esq. and each of them acting
individually, to be his true and lawful attorneys and agents, each of them with
the power to act without any other and with full power of substitution, to
execute, deliver and file in the undersigned capacity as shown below, any and
all instruments that said attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable
to enable the Trust to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
including any and all amendments to the Trust's registration statement, and any
rules, regulations, orders or other requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder in connection with the registration of shares or
additional shares of beneficial interest of the Trust or any of its series or
classes thereof, and the registration of the Trust or any of its series under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, including any and all amendments
to the Trust's registration statement; and without limitation of the foregoing,
the power and authority to sign said Trustee's name on his behalf, and said
Trustee hereby grants to said attorney or attorneys, full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever as said attorney or
attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully the intent of this
Power of Attorney to the same extent and with the same effect as of said Trustee
might or could do personally in his capacity as aforesaid and said Trustee
ratifies, confirms and approves all acts and things which said attorney or
attorneys might do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and
his signature as the same may be signed by said attorney or attorneys.
Signature Title Date
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-------------------------- Trustee May 1, 2000
Gary S. Schpero
