François-Xavier Ortoli
François-Xavier Ortoli | |
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File:François-Xavier Ortoli and Wilhelm Haferkamp.jpg
Ortoli (left) with Wilhelm Haferkamp (right)
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5th President of the European Commission | |
In office 1973–1977 |
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Preceded by | Sicco Mansholt |
Succeeded by | Roy Jenkins |
French Minister of the Economy | |
In office 1968–1969 |
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President | Charles de Gaulle |
Prime Minister | Maurice Couve de Murville |
Preceded by | Maurice Couve de Murville |
Succeeded by | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
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Born | Ajaccio, Corsica |
16 February 1925
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Political party | Union of Democrats for the Republic (1968–1976) Rally for the Republic (1976–2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2007) |
Alma mater | ÉNA |
François-Xavier Ortoli (16 February 1925 – 30 November 2007) was a French Gaullist politician and businessman. 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.
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Preceded by | Minister of National Education of France 1968 |
Succeeded by Edgar Faure |
Preceded by | President of the European Commission 1973–1977 |
Succeeded by Roy Jenkins |
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Preceded by | CEO of Total S.A. 1984–1990 |
Succeeded by Serge Tchuruk |
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