Jenkins Commission (EU)

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For The commission on electoral reform led by Roy Jenkins, see Jenkins Commission (UK).

The Jenkins Commission is the European Commission that held office from 6 January 1977 to 6 January 1981. Its President was Roy Jenkins.

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[edit] Work

It was the successor to the Ortoli Commission and was succeeded by the Thorn Commission. Despite stanganting growth and a higher energy bill, the Jenkins Commission oversaw the development of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union from 1977, which began in 1979 as the European Monetary System, a forerunner of the Single Currency or euro.[1][2] President Jenkins was the first President to attend a G8 summit on behalf of the Community.[3]

[edit] Membership

Portfolio(s) Commissioner Member state Party affiliation
President Roy Jenkins Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Labour
Taxation, Consumer Affairs, Transport Richard Burke Flag of Ireland Ireland Fine Gael
Vice-President;
External Relations		 Wilhelm Haferkamp Flag of West Germany West Germany SPD
Energy, Research, Science Guido Brunner Flag of West Germany West Germany FDP
Competition Raymond Vouel Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Social Workers' Party
Internal Market, Customs Union, Industrial Affairs Étienne Davignon Flag of Belgium Belgium none
Vice-President;
Employment and Social Affairs		 Henk Vredeling Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands PvdA
Vice-President;
Agriculture-Fisheries		 Finn Olav Gundelach Flag of Denmark Denmark
Vice-President;
Economic and Finance, Credit and Investments		 François-Xavier Ortoli Flag of France France Gaullist
Development Claude Cheysson Flag of France France Socialist Party
Regional Policy Antonio Giolitti Flag of Italy Italy PSI
Vice-President;
Enlargement, Environment, Nuclear Safety		 Lorenzo Natali Flag of Italy Italy Christian Democrat
Budget and Financial Control, Financial Institutions Christopher Tugendhat Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Conservative Party

[edit] Summary by political leanings

The Jenkins Commission
The Jenkins Commission

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 four
liberal one
left leaning / socialist six
none/independent two

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kaltenthaler, Karl (1998). Germany and the Politics of Europe's Money. Duke University Press, p.42. ISBN 0822321718. Retrieved on 2007-11-23. “After EC Commission President Roy Jenkins proposed a fixed exchange rate mechanism for the European Community in 1978, Helmut Schmidt picked up on the idea and convinced Giscard of the idea's merits” 
  2. ^ Discover the former Presidents: The Jenkins Commission, Europa (web portal), Accessed 23 August 2007
  3. ^ EU and the G8. European Commission. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.

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