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

Summary by political leanings

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The Ortoli Commission

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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