Mansholt Commission

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

## Work

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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 enlargement on 1 January 1973.[1]

## Membership

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The Mansholt Commission Portfolio(s)  | Commissioner  | Member state  | Party affiliation

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President | Sicco Mansholt |  Netherlands | PvdA
Vice President;
Internal Market & Energy | Wilhelm Haferkamp |  West Germany | SPD
Economic & Financial Affairs | Raymond Barre |  France | UDF
Competition & Regional Policy | Albert Borschette |  Luxembourg |
Social Affairs, Transport & Budget | Albert Coppé |  Belgium | CVP
External Relations & Trade | Ralf Dahrendorf |  West Germany | FDP
Foreign Affairs & Development Aid | Jean-François Deniau |  France | UDF
Agriculture | Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza |  Italy | DC
Industrial Affairs & Research | Altiero Spinelli |  Italy | PCI

### 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  | No. of Commissioners

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Right leaning / Conservative | 2
Liberal | 3
Left leaning / Socialist | 2
Eurocommunist | 1
Unknown / Independent | 1

## References

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

## External links

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* European Commission Website

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Presidents of the European Commission

High Authority of the Coal and Steel Community
(1952–1967)

* Jean Monnet (Monnet Authority, 1952–55)
* René Mayer (Mayer Authority, 1955–58)
* Paul Finet (Finet Authority, 1958–59)
* Piero Malvestiti (Malvestiti Authority, 1959–63)
* Rinaldo Del Bo (Del Bo Authority, 1963–67)
* Acting: Albert Coppé (Coppé Authority, 1967)

Commission of the Atomic Energy Community
(1958–1967)

* Louis Armand (Armand Commission, 1958–59)
* Étienne Hirsch (Hirsch Commission, 1959–62)
* Pierre Chatenet (Chatenet Commission, 1962–67)

Commission of the Economic Community
(1958–1967)

* Walter Hallstein (Hallstein Commission, 1958–67)

Commission of the Communities
(1967–2009)

* Jean Rey (Rey Commission, 1967–70)
* Franco Maria Malfatti (Malfatti Commission, 1970–72)
* Sicco Mansholt (Mansholt Commission, 1972–73)
* François-Xavier Ortoli (Ortoli Commission, 1973–77)
* Roy Jenkins (Jenkins Commission, 1977–81)
* Gaston Thorn (Thorn Commission, 1981–85)
* Jacques Delors (Delors Commission, 1985–95)
* Jacques Santer (Santer Commission, 1995–99)
* Acting: Manuel Marín (Santer Commission, 1999)
* Romano Prodi (Prodi Commission, 1999–2004)
* José Manuel Barroso (Barroso Commission, 2004–09)

Commission (2009–present)

* José Manuel Barroso (Barroso Commission, 2009–14)
* Jean-Claude Juncker (Juncker Commission 2014–19)
* Ursula von der Leyen (Von der Leyen Commission, 2019–2024)
* Ursula von der Leyen (Von der Leyen Commission II, since 2024)

* Commission President
* President of the European Council
* Council Presidency
* President of the European Parliament

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