The Ortoli Commission is the
European Commission
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that held office from 6 January 1973 to 5 January 1977. Its
President
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was
François-Xavier Ortoli
François-Xavier Ortoli (; 16 February 1925 – 30 November 2007) was a French politician who served as the 5th President of the European Commission from 1973 to 1977. He served as Minister of the Economy of France from 1968 to 1969.
Ortoli ...
.
Work
It was the successor to the
Mansholt Commission
The Mansholt Commission is the European Commission that held office from 22 March 1972 to 5 January 1973. Its President was Sicco Mansholt.
Work
It was the successor to the Malfatti Commission and was succeeded by the Ortoli Commission. It ov ...
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 Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from October 6 to 25, 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by E ...
, the
1973 oil crisis and the
Turkish invasion of Cyprus
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of intercommunal violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and in response to a Greek junta-s ...
.
Discover the former Presidents: The Ortoli Commission
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, Accessed 23 August 2007
Membership
Summary by political leanings
The colour of the row indicates the approximate political leaning of the office holder using the following scheme:
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
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