The Jenkins Commission was the European Commission that held office from 6 January 1977 to 6 January 1981. Its President was Roy Jenkins.
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]
| Portfolio(s) | Commissioner | Member state | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Roy Jenkins | Labour | ||
| Taxation, Consumer Affairs, Transport | Richard Burke | Fine Gael | ||
| Vice-President | Wilhelm Haferkamp | SPD | ||
| Energy, Research, Science | Guido Brunner | FDP | ||
| Competition | Raymond Vouel | Socialist Workers' Party | ||
| Internal Market, Customs Union, Industrial Affairs | Étienne Davignon | none | ||
Vice-President
| Henk Vredeling | PvdA | ||
| Vice-President | Finn Olav Gundelach | |||
Vice-President
| François-Xavier Ortoli | Gaullist | ||
| Development | Claude Cheysson | Socialist Party | ||
| Regional Policy | Antonio Giolitti | PSI | ||
| Vice-President | Lorenzo Natali | Christian Democrat | ||
| Budget and Financial Control, Financial Institutions | Conservative Party |
The colour of the row indicates the approximate political leaning of the office holder using the following scheme:
| Affiliation | No. of Commissioners | |
|---|---|---|
| Right leaning / Conservative | 4 | |
| Liberal | 1 | |
| Left leaning / Socialist | 6 | |
| None / Independent | 2 |