The Thorn Commission was the European Commission that held office from 6 January 1981 until 5 January 1985. Its President was Gaston Thorn.
Work
It was the successor to the Jenkins Commission and was succeeded by the Delors Commission. With a current economic crisis, it had to speed up enlargement to Greece, Spain and Portugal while making steps towards the Single European Act in 1985.[1] However, with a period of eurosclerosis, due to economic problems and British vetoing over the Community budget, Thorn was unable to exert his influence to any significant extent.[2]
Membership
| Portfolio |
Member state |
Office-holder |
| President (Secretariat-General, Legal Service, Spokesman’s Group, Culture and Security Office) |
 Luxembourg |
Gaston Thorn |
Vice-President
Economic and Financial Credit and Investments |
 France |
François-Xavier Ortoli |
Vice-President
External Relations (Nuclear Affairs) |
 Germany |
Wilhelm Haferkamp |
Vice-President
Mediterranean Policy, Enlargement and Information |
 Italy |
Lorenzo Natali |
Vice-President
Industrial Affairs, Energy, Research and Science (Euratom Supply Agency and the Joint Research Centre) |
 Belgium |
Étienne Davignon |
Vice-President
Budget and Financial Control, Financial Institutions and Taxation |
 United Kingdom |
Christopher Tugendhat |
| Regional Policy (Coordination of Community Funds) |
Italy |
Antonio Giolitti |
| Transport, Fisheries and Tourism |
 Greece |
Giorgios Contogeorgis |
| Internal Market, Industrial Innovation, Customs Union, the Environment, Consumer Protection and Nuclear Safety |
Germany |
Karl-Heinz Narjes |
| Parliamentary Relations and Competition |
 Netherlands |
Frans Andriessen |
| Employment and Social Affairs (Tripartite Conference and Education Training) |
United Kingdom |
Ivor Richard |
| Agriculture |
 Denmark |
Finn Olav Gundelach (Died 13 January 1981) |
| Agriculture |
Denmark |
Poul Dalsager (From 20 January 1981) |
| Personnel and Administration (Mandate of 30 May 1980, Joint Interpreting and Conference Service, Statistical Office, Office for Official Publications) |
 Ireland |
Michael O'Kennedy (Resigned 3 March 1982) |
| Personnel and Administration (Mandate of 30 May 1980, Joint Interpreting and Conference Service, Statistical Office, Office for Official Publications) |
Ireland |
Richard Burke (From 1 April 1982) |
| Development |
France |
Claude Cheysson (Resigned 23 April 1981) |
| Development |
France |
Edgard Pisani (From 26 May 1981; Resigned 3 December 1984) |
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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- 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)
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References
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