François-Xavier Ortoli

His Excellency
François-Xavier Ortoli

Ortoli (left) with Wilhelm Haferkamp (right)
5th President of the European Commission
In office
5 January 1973  5 January 1977
Vice President Patrick Hillery
Preceded by Sicco Mansholt
Succeeded by Roy Jenkins
Minister of the Economy
In office
4 April 1968  21 February 1969
Prime Minister Maurice Couve de Murville
Preceded by Maurice Couve de Murville
Succeeded by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Personal details
Born François-Xavier Ortoli
(1925-02-16)16 February 1925
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Died 30 November 2007(2007-11-30) (aged 82)
Paris, France
Resting place Père Lachaise Cemetery,
Paris, France
Political party European People's Party
Other political
affiliations
Union of Democrats for the Republic (1968–1976)
Rally for the Republic (1976–2002)
Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2007)
Spouse(s) Adélaïde Allard
Children 3
Alma mater École nationale d'administration

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 from 1968 to 1969.

He served with the Free French Forces during World War II and was decorated with the Croix de guerre, Médaille militaire and Médaille de la Résistance. He served in various ministerial capacities in the 1968–1969 administration of Prime Minister of France Maurice Couve de Murville including Finance Minister. He was one of the two French European Commissioners from 1973 to 1985 holding various portfolios, serving as the fifth President of the European Commission between 1973 and 1977 leading the Ortoli Commission. He was later director of Marceau Investissements and President of Total. He was also the grandfather of Antoine-Xavier Troesch, a formerly eminent investment banker. Together with Étienne Davignon he attended the founding meeting of the European Round Table of Industrialists in Paris in 1983.

Political offices
Preceded by
Alain Peyrefitte
Minister of National Education of France
1968
Succeeded by
Edgar Faure
Preceded by
Sicco Mansholt
President of the European Commission
1973–1977
Succeeded by
Roy Jenkins
Business positions
Preceded by
René Granier de Lilliac
CEO of Total S.A.
1984–1990
Succeeded by
Serge Tchuruk

References


    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.