The Jenkins Commission was the
European Commission that held office from 6 January 1977 to 6 January 1981. Its
President was
Roy Jenkins
Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, (11 November 1920 – 5 January 2003) was a British politician who served as President of the European Commission from 1977 to 1981. At various times a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Lab ...
.
Work
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
The economic and monetary union (EMU) of the European Union is a group of policies aimed at converging the economies of member states of the European Union at three stages.
There are three stages of the EMU, each of which consists of progr ...
from 1977, which began in 1979 as the
European Monetary System, a forerunner of the Single Currency or
euro. President Jenkins was the first President to attend a
G8 summit on behalf of the Community.
Membership
Summary by political leanings
The colour of the row indicates the approximate political leaning of the office holder using the following scheme:
References
External links
European commission websitePDF Archive of Commission MembershipPDF Analysis of Political Experience of Commission Membershipby
UK politician
Tom King and the
Centre for Policy Studies
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1977 establishments in Europe
1981 disestablishments
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