François-Xavier Ortoli

François-Xavier Ortoli (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa ɡzavje ɔʁtɔli]; 16 February 1925 – 30 November 2007) was a French politician who served as the fifth president of the European Commission from 1973 to 1977. He served as Minister of the Economy of France from 1968 to 1969.

His Excellency François-Xavier Ortoli
Ortoli in 1973
President of the European Commission
In office 5 January 1973 – 5 January 1977
Vice President	Patrick Hillery
Preceded by	Sicco Mansholt
Succeeded by	Roy Jenkins
Minister of the Economy
In office 4 April 1968 – 21 February 1969
Prime Minister	Maurice Couve de Murville
Preceded by	Maurice Couve de Murville
Succeeded by	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Personal details
Born	François-Xavier Ortoli (1925-02-16)16 February 1925 Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Died	30 November 2007(2007-11-30) (aged 82) Paris, France
Resting place	Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France
Political party	European People's Party
Other political affiliations	Union of Democrats for the Republic (1968–1976) Rally for the Republic (1976–2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2007)
Alma mater	École nationale d'administration

Ortoli 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. Ortoli 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. Ortoli 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.