François-Xavier Ortoli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

François-Xavier Ortoli

French politician President of the European Commission

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1925

Place of Birth: Ajaccio, Corsica, France

Date of Death: 30-Nov-2007

Profession: businessperson, politician, Inspection générale des finances

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

François-Xavier Ortoli (16 February 1925 – 30 November 2007) was a French politician who served as the 5th President of the European Commission from 1973 to 1977.
He served as Minister of the Economy of France from 1968 to 1969. 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.