The Jenkins Commission is 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]
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Summary by political leanings
The colour of the row indicates the approximate political leaning of the office holder using the following scheme:
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