Mansholt Commission

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President MansholtTerm: 1972-1973  Party: SOC
President Mansholt
Term: 1972-1973  Party: SOC

The Mansholt Commission is the European Commission that held office from 22 March 1972 to 5 January 1973. Its President was Sicco Mansholt.

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[edit] Work

It was the successor to the Malfatti Commission and was succeeded by the Ortoli Commission. It oversaw the creation of the European Monetary System on 24 April 1972 and the first enlargment on 1 January 1973.[1]

[edit] Membership

Portfolio(s) Commissioner Member state Party affiliation
President Sicco Mansholt Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands PvdA
Vice President;
Internal Market & Energy		 Wilhelm Haferkamp Flag of West Germany West Germany
Economic & Financial Affairs Raymond Barre Flag of France France UDF
Competition & Regional Policy Albert Borschette Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg
Social Affairs, Transport & Budget Albert Coppé Flag of Belgium Belgium
External Relations & Trade Ralf Dahrendorf Flag of West Germany West Germany FDP
Foreign Affairs & Development Aid Jean-François Deniau Flag of France France UDF
Agriculture Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza Flag of Italy Italy
Industrial Affairs & Research Altiero Spinelli Flag of Italy Italy PCI

[edit] Summary by political leanings

The Mansholt Commission
The Mansholt 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 0
liberal 3
left leaning / socialist 2
unknown/independent 4

[edit] References

  1. ^ Discover the former Presidents: The Mansholt Commission, Europa (web portal), Accessed 23 August 2007

[edit] External links

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