Thorn Commission

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The Thorn Commission was the European Commission that held office from 6 January 1981 until 5 January 1985. It consisted of its president, Gaston Thorn, and other commissioners. It was the successor to the Jenkins Commission and was succeeded by the Delors Commission.

[edit] Membership

Portfolio	Member state	Office-holder
President	Luxembourg	Gaston Thorn
Delegate of the President; personnel and administration; Statistical Office; Office for Official Publications	Ireland	Richard Burke
External Relations including Nuclear Affairs	Germany	Wilhelm Haferkamp
Vice-President of the European Commission with responsibility for Budget and Financial Control, Financial Institutions and Taxation	United Kingdom	Christopher Tugendhat
Industrial Affairs and Energy	Belgium	Étienne Davignon
Mediterranean policy; enlargement; information	Italy	Lorenzo Natali
Vice President - Economic and Financial Affairs	France	François-Xavier Ortoli
Regional policy; coordination of Community funds	Italy	Antonio Giolitti
Development (to May 1981)	France	Claude Cheysson
Agriculture and Fisheries	Denmark	Finn Olav Gundelach
Commissioner for Agriculture	Denmark	Poul Dalsager
Development (from May 1981)	France	Edgard Pisani
Internal market and industrial innovation; customs union; environment, consumer protection; nuclear safety	Germany	Karl-Heinz Narjes
Transport; fisheries; coordination of questions related to tourism	Greece	Giorgios Contogeorgis
Commissioner for Personnel, Administration and the Statistics Office	Ireland	Michael O'Kennedy
Employment and Social Affairs	United Kingdom	Ivor Richard
Relations with the European Parliament; competition	Netherlands	Frans Andriessen

Preceded by Jenkins Commission	European Commission	Succeeded by Delors Commission

European Commissions
Hallstein (1958), Rey (1967), Malfatti (1970), Mansholt (1972), Ortoli (1973), Jenkins (1977), Thorn (1981), Delors (1985), Santer (1995), Marín (1999), Prodi (1999), Barroso (2004)