François-Xavier Ortoli
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| François-Xavier Ortoli | |
 Ortolli (left) with Wilhelm Haferkamp (right) |
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| In office 1973 – 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Sicco Mansholt |
| Succeeded by | Roy Jenkins |
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| Born | 16 February 1925 Ajaccio, Corsica |
| Died | 30 November 2007 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | Gaullist Party |
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 French European Commissioner from 1973 to 1985 holding various portfolios, serving as 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 Etienne Davignon he attended the founding meeting of the European Round Table of Industrialists in Paris in 1983.
| Preceded by Sicco Mansholt |
President of the European Commission 1973–1977 |
Succeeded by Roy Jenkins |
| Preceded by Alain Peyrefitte |
Minister of National Education of France 1968 |
Succeeded by Edgar Faure |
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