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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.
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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 
FranceGaullist Development cooperation Jean-François Deniau FranceUDF Development Claude Cheysson FranceSocialist Party Vice President;
Social AffairsPatrick Hillery 
IrelandFianna Fáil Vice President;
Economic and Finance, Credit and InvestmentsWilhelm Haferkamp 
West GermanySPD Research, Science, Education Ralf Dahrendorf West GermanyFDP Competition Albert Borschette 
LuxembourgVice President;
Taxation, EnergyHenri François Simonet 
BelgiumPS Agriculture Pierre Lardinois 
NetherlandsKVP Internal Market, Customs Union Finn Olav Gundelach 
DenmarkVice President;
External RelationsChristopher Soames, Baron Soames 
United KingdomConservative Regional Policy George Thomson United KingdomLabour Industry and Technology Altiero Spinelli[2] 
ItalyVice President;
Parliamentary Affairs, Environmental Policy, TransportCarlo Scarascia-Mugnozza ItalySummary by political leanings
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 Unknown / Independent 3 See also
References
- ^ Discover the former Presidents: The Ortoli Commission, Europa (web portal), Accessed 23 August 2007
- ^ Replaced on July 13, 1976 by Cesidio Guazzaroni.
External links
- European Commission Website
- PDF Archive of Commission Membership
- PDF Analysis of Political Experience of Commission Membership by UK politician Tom King and the Centre for Policy Studies
Categories:- Historical European Commissions
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