Ortoli Commission

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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

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

Portfolio(s) Commissioner Member state Party affiliation Ref.
President François-Xavier Ortoli Script error: No such module "flag". style="background-color:Template:Party color"| UDR [2]
Vice President;
External Relations
Christopher Soames, Baron Soames Script error: No such module "flag". style="background-color:Template:Party color"| Conservative [2]
Vice President;
Economic and Finance, Credit and Investments
Wilhelm Haferkamp Script error: No such module "flag". style="background-color:Template:Party color"| SPD [2]
Vice President;
Parliamentary Affairs, Environmental Policy, Transport
Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza Script error: No such module "flag". style="background-color:Template:Party color"| Christian Democracy [2]
Vice President;
Taxation, Energy
Henri François Simonet Script error: No such module "flag". style="background-color:Template:Party color"| PS [2]
Vice President;
Social Affairs
Patrick Hillery Script error: No such module "flag". style="background-color:Template:Party color"| Fianna Fáil [2]
Development cooperation Jean-François Deniau (resigned on 12 April 1973) Script error: No such module "flag". style="background-color:Template:Party color"| UDF [2]
Development Claude Cheysson Script error: No such module "flag". style="background-color:Template:Party color"| Socialist Party [2]
Research, Science, Education Ralf Dahrendorf Script error: No such module "flag". style="background-color:Template:Party color"| FDP [2]
Competition Albert Borschette Script error: No such module "flag". style="background-color:Template:Party color"| Independent [2]
Agriculture Pierre Lardinois Script error: No such module "flag". style="background-color:Template:Party color"| KVP [2]
Internal Market, Customs Union Finn Olav Gundelach Script error: No such module "flag". style="background-color:Template:Party color"| Independent [2]
Regional Policy George Thomson Script error: No such module "flag". style="background-color:Template:Party color"| Labour [2]
Industry and Technology Altiero Spinelli[3] Script error: No such module "flag". style="background-color:Template:Party color"| Italian Communist Party [2]

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 4
Liberal 1
Left leaning / Socialist 6
Eurocommunist 1
Unknown / Independent 3

See also

References

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  1. Discover the former Presidents: The Ortoli Commission, Europa (web portal), Accessed 23 August 2007
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  3. Replaced on July 13, 1976 by Cesidio Guazzaroni.

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External links

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