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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It was the successor to the Ortoli Commission and was succeeded by the Thorn Commission. Despite stagnating 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]
Membership
| Portfolio(s) | Commissioner | Member state | Party affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Roy Jenkins |  United Kingdom |
Labour |
| Taxation, Consumer Affairs, Transport | Richard Burke |  Ireland |
Fine Gael |
| Vice-President; External Relations |
Wilhelm Haferkamp |  West Germany |
SPD |
| Energy, Research, Science | Guido Brunner | West Germany |
FDP |
| Competition | Raymond Vouel |  Luxembourg |
Social Workers' Party |
| Internal Market, Customs Union, Industrial Affairs | Étienne Davignon |  Belgium |
none |
| Vice-President; Employment and Social Affairs |
Henk Vredeling |  Netherlands |
PvdA |
| Vice-President; Agriculture-Fisheries |
Finn Olav Gundelach |  Denmark |
|
| Vice-President; Economic and Finance, Credit and Investments |
François-Xavier Ortoli |  France |
Gaullist |
| Development | Claude Cheysson | France |
Socialist Party |
| Regional Policy | Antonio Giolitti |  Italy |
PSI |
| Vice-President; Enlargement, Environment, Nuclear Safety |
Lorenzo Natali | Italy |
Christian Democrat |
| Budget and Financial Control, Financial Institutions | Christopher Tugendhat | United Kingdom |
Conservative Party |
Summary by political leanings
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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 | 6 |
| none/independent | 2 |
See also
References
- ^ Kaltenthaler, Karl (1998). Germany and the Politics of Europe's Money. Duke University Press. p. 42. ISBN 0822321718. http://books.google.com/books?id=nJJZoYGi2wIC&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42&dq=%22european+monetary+system%22+jenkins&source=web&ots=wAY0QvqOvg&sig=IZcutKKl-oWia8lLCZu1OVwnuDY#PPA42,M1. Retrieved 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"
- ^ Discover the former Presidents: The Jenkins Commission, Europa (web portal), Accessed 23 August 2007
- ^ "EU and the G8". European Commission. http://www.deljpn.ec.europa.eu/union/showpage_en_union.external.g8.php. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
External links
- European commission website
- PDF Archive of Commission Membership
- PDF Analysis of Political Experience of Commission Membership by UK politician Tom King and the Centre for Policy Studies
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