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Ortoli Commission

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Ortoli Commission

Commission of the European Union
The Ortoli Commission
Date formed6 January 1973 (1973-01-06)
Date dissolved5 January 1977 (1977-01-05)
People and organisations
President of the CommissionFrançois-Xavier Ortoli
History
PredecessorMansholt
SuccessorJenkins

The Ortoli Commission is the European Commission that held office from 6 January 1973 to 5 January 1977. Its President was François-Xavier Ortoli.

Work

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It was the successor to the Mansholt Commission and was succeeded by the Jenkins Commission. It was the first Commission since the first enlargement at the start of the year. It managed the extended Community during the instability of the Yom Kippur war, the 1973 oil crisis and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.[1]

Membership

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Portfolio(s) Commissioner Member state Party affiliation Ref.
President François-Xavier Ortoli  France UDR [2]
Vice President;
External Relations
Christopher Soames, Baron Soames  United Kingdom Conservative [2]
Vice President;
Economic and Finance, Credit and Investments
Wilhelm Haferkamp  West Germany SPD [2]
Vice President;
Parliamentary Affairs, Environmental Policy, Transport
Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza  Italy Christian Democracy [2]
Vice President;
Taxation, Energy
Henri François Simonet  Belgium PS [2]
Vice President;
Social Affairs
Patrick Hillery  Ireland Fianna Fáil [2]
Development cooperation Jean-François Deniau (resigned on 12 April 1973)  France UDF [2]
Development Claude Cheysson  France Socialist Party [2]
Research, Science, Education Ralf Dahrendorf  West Germany FDP [2]
Competition Albert Borschette  Luxembourg Independent [2]
Agriculture Pierre Lardinois  Netherlands KVP [2]
Internal Market, Customs Union Finn Olav Gundelach  Denmark Independent [2]
Regional Policy George Thomson  United Kingdom Labour [2]
Industry and Technology Altiero Spinelli[3]  Italy Italian Communist Party [2]

Summary by political leanings

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The colour of the row indicates the approximate political leaning of the office holder using the following scheme:

Affiliation No. of Commissioners
Right leaning / Conservative 4
Liberal 1
Left leaning / Socialist 6
Eurocommunist 1
Unknown / Independent 3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Discover the former Presidents: The Ortoli Commission, Europa (web portal), Accessed 23 August 2007
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Dumoulin, Michel; Palmero, Élisabeth; Dujardin, Vincent; Bussière, Éric; Ludlow, Piers; Brouwer, Jan Willem (2014). The European Commission 1973-86. European Commission. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-92-79-29023-7. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  3. ^ Replaced on July 13, 1976 by Cesidio Guazzaroni.
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