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.Discover the former Presidents: The Ortoli Commission, Europa (web portal), Accessed 23 August 2007
Membership Portfolio(s) Commissioner Member state Party affiliation President François-Xavier Ortoli UDR Vice President;External Relations Christopher Soames, Baron Soames Conservative Vice President;Economic and Finance, Credit and Investments Wilhelm Haferkamp SPD Vice President;Parliamentary Affairs, Environmental Policy, Transport Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza Christian Democracy Vice President;Taxation, Energy Henri François Simonet PS Vice President;Social Affairs Patrick Hillery Fianna Fáil Development cooperation Jean-François Deniau (resigned on 12 April 1973) UDF Development Claude Cheysson Socialist Party Research, Science, Education Ralf Dahrendorf FDP Competition Albert Borschette Independent Agriculture Pierre Lardinois KVP Internal Market, Customs Union Finn Olav Gundelach Independent Regional Policy George Thomson Labour Industry and Technology Altiero SpinelliReplaced on July 13, 1976 by Cesidio Guazzaroni. 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: AffiliationNo. of CommissionersRight leaning / Conservative4Liberal1Left leaning / Socialist6Eurocommunist 1Unknown / Independent3
See also Budgetary Treaty
References
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