Malfatti Commission
The Malfatti Commission is the European Commission that held office from 1 July 1970 to 21 March 1972. Its president was Franco Maria Malfatti.
Work
It was the successor to the Rey Commission and was succeeded by the Mansholt Commission. The Malfatti Commission began as the integration process was relaunched: the EC adopting a financial framework and competing the single market. There was also the beginnings of political cooperation, monetary cooperation and of enlargement as talks opened with Denmark, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom.[1]
Membership
| Portfolio(s) | Commissioner | Member state | Party affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Franco Maria Malfatti | Script error: No such module "flag". | DC |
| Vice President; Agriculture |
Sicco Mansholt | Script error: No such module "flag". | Labour |
| Vice President; Internal Market & Energy |
Wilhelm Haferkamp | Script error: No such module "flag". | SPD |
| Economic & Financial Affairs | Raymond Barre | Script error: No such module "flag". | UDF |
| Competition & Regional Policy | Albert Borschette | Script error: No such module "flag". | |
| Social Affairs, Transport & Budget | Albert Coppé | Script error: No such module "flag". | CVP |
| External Relations & Trade | Ralf Dahrendorf | Script error: No such module "flag". | FDP |
| External Relations & Development Aid | Jean-François Deniau | Script error: No such module "flag". | UDF |
| Industrial Affairs & Trade | Altiero Spinelli | Script error: No such module "flag". | Italian Communist Party |
Summary by political leanings
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 | 2 |
| Liberal | 3 |
| Left leaning / Socialist | 2 |
| Eurocommunist | 1 |
| Independent | 1 |
See also
References
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- ↑ Discover the former Presidents: The Malfatti Commission, Europa (web portal), Accessed 23 August 2007
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