Hallstein Commission
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The Hallstein Commission is the European Commission that held office from January 7, 1958 to 1967. It consisted of its president, Walter Hallstein, and the other commissioners. It was the first Commission on the European Economic Community and was succeeded by the Rey Commission, which was the first Commission of the merged European Communities (including the ECSC and Euratom).
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[edit] First Hallstein Commission
The first commission served from January 1 (or January 10) 1958 to January 9, 1962. It had 9 members, 2 from West Germany, France and Italy, one from the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
| Portfolio(s) | Commissioner | Member state | Party affiliation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Walter Hallstein |  West Germany |
CDU | |
| Vice-President; Agriculture | Sicco Mansholt |  Netherlands |
PvdA | |
| Vice-President; Economics and Finance | Robert Marjolin |  France |
none (later SFIO) | |
| Vice-President; Internal Market | Piero Malvestiti |  Italy |
DC | Resigned 15 September 1959 after being elected President of the European Coal and Steel Community |
| Internal Market | Giuseppe Caron | Italy |
DC | Appointed 24 November (or 9 December) 1959 |
| Overseas Development | Robert Lemaignen | France |
none | |
| External Relations | Jean Rey |  Belgium |
PRL | |
| Competition | Hans von der Groeben | West Germany |
none | |
| Social Affairs | Giuseppe Petrilli | Italy |
none | Resigned September 1960 (or December 1960 or 8 February 1961) |
| Social Affairs | Lionello Levi Sandri | Italy |
PSI | Appointed 8 February 1961 (or December 1960 or 22 February 1961) |
| Transport | Michel Rasquin |  Luxembourg |
LSAP | Died 27 April 1958 |
| Transport | Lambert Schaus | Luxembourg |
CSV | Appointed 18 June 1958 |
[edit] Summary by political leanings
The colour of the row indicates the approximate political leaning of the office holder using the following scheme:
| affiliation | number of commissioners |
|---|---|
| right leaning / conservative | 7 |
| liberal | 1 |
| left leaning / socialist | 4 |
| unknown/independent | 0 |
[edit] Second Hallstein Commission
The second commission served from January 10, 1962 to June 30 (or July 6) 1967. It had 9 members, 2 from West Germany, France and Italy, one from the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
| Portfolio(s) | Commissioner | Member state | Party affiliation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Walter Hallstein | West Germany |
CDU | |
| Vice-President;Agriculture | Sicco Mansholt | Netherlands |
PvdA | |
| Vice-President;Economics and Finance | Robert Marjolin | France |
none (later SFIO) | |
| Vice-President;Internal Market | Giuseppe Caron | Italy |
DC | Resigned 15 May 1963 |
| Internal Market | Guido Colonna di Paliano | Italy |
Appointed 30 July 1964 | |
| Overseas Development | Henri Rochereau | France |
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| External Relations | Jean Rey | Belgium |
PRL | |
| Competition | Hans von der Groeben | West Germany |
none | |
| Vice-president;Social Affairs | Lionello Levi Sandri | Italy |
PSI | Named Vice-president 30 July 1964 |
| Transport | Lambert Schaus | Luxembourg |
CSV |
[edit] Summary by political leanings
The colour of the row indicates the approximate political leaning of the office holder using the following scheme:
| affiliation | number of commissioners |
|---|---|
| right leaning / conservative | 4 |
| liberal | 1 |
| left leaning / socialist | 3 |
| unknown/independent | 2 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- European Commission Website
- PDF Archive of Commission Membership (both Hallstein commissions combined into one term)
- PDF Analysis of Political Experience of Commission Membership by UK politician Tom King and the Centre for Policy Studies
- NATIONAL BANK OF BELGIUM, August 2004 Working Paper on Macroeconomic and Monetary policy-making at the European Commssion 1957 to 1969
| Preceded by new Inisitution |
European Commission | Succeeded by Rey Commission |
