Presidents of the European Commission Caption: Chronological list of the Presidents of the European Commission (the ECSC High Authority, the EEC Commission, the EAEC Commission, and the Commission of the European Communities). Source: CVCE. Copyright: All rights of reproduction, public communication, adaptation, distribution or dissemination via Internet, internal network or any other means are strictly reserved in all countries. The documents available on this Web site are the exclusive property of their authors or right holders. Requests for authorisation are to be addressed to the authors or right holders concerned. Further information may be obtained by referring to the legal notice and the terms and conditions of use regarding this site. URL: http://www.cvce.eu/obj/presidents_of_the_european_commission-en- a6242195-6d03-4a00-9a49-f0681e0abbf6.html Last updated: 09/09/2016 1/5 Presidents of the European Commission High Authority of the ECSC Period of office Name Nationality 07.08.1952 - 03.06.1955 Jean MONNET French 04.06.1955 - 06.01.1958 René MAYER French 07.01.1958 - 15.09.1959 Paul FINET Belgian 16.09.1959 - 22.10.1963 Piero MALVESTITI Italian 23.10.1963 - 28.02.1967 Rinaldo DEL BO Italian Interim period: 01.03.1967 - 05.07.1967 Albert COPPÉ Belgian 2/5 Commission of the EEC Period of office Name Nationality Remit 10.01.1958 -Walter German Administration 09.01.1962HALLSTEIN 10.01.1962 - Walter German Administration 06.07.1967HALLSTEIN 3/5 Commission of the EAEC (Euratom) Period of office Name Nationality Remit 10.01.1958 -Louis ARMAND French Personnel management and budget 14.01.1959 02.02.1959 - Etienne HIRSCH French Administration and personnel, Finances and 09.01.1962 budget, Security Office 10.01.1962 - Pierre French Personnel and budgetary issues 06.07.1967CHATENET 4/5 Commission of the European Communities/European Commission Period of office Name Nationality Remit 01-06.07.1967 -Jean REY Belgian Secretariat-General, Legal Service, 30.06.1970 Spokesman's Group, Security Office 01.07.1970 -Franco Maria Italian Secretariat-General, Legal Service, 21.03.1972MALFATTI Spokesman's Group, Security Office 22.03.1972 -Sicco Dutch Secretariat-General, Legal Service, 05.01.1973MANSHOLT Spokesman's Group, Security Office 06.01.1973 -François Xavier French Secretariat-General, Legal Service, 05.01.1977ORTOLI Spokesman's Group, Security Office 06.01.1977 -Roy JENKINS British Secretariat-General, Legal Service, 05.01.1981 Spokesman's Group, Security Office, Information 06.01.1981 -Gaston THORN Luxemburgish Secretariat-General, Legal Service, 05.01.1985 Spokesman's Group, Security Office, Culture 06.01.1985 -Jacques DELORS French Secretariat-General, Legal Service, 05.01.1989 Spokesman's Group, Security Office, Joint interpreting and Conference Service, Monetary Affairs, Coordination of Structural Funds 06.01.1989 -Jacques DELORS French Secretariat-General, Legal Service, 05.01.1993 Spokesman's Group, Security Office, Joint interpreting and Conference Service, Monetary Affairs, Forward Studies Unit 06.01.1993 -Jacques DELORS French Secretariat-General, Legal Service, 22.01.1995 Spokesman's Group, Security Office, Joint interpreting and Conference Service, Monetary Affairs, Forward Studies Unit 23.01.1995 -Jacques SANTER Luxemburgish Secretariat-General, Legal Service, 15.09.1999 Spokesman's Group, Security Office, Joint interpreting and Conference Service, Monetary Affairs, Forward Studies Unit, Inspectorate- General 16.09.1999 -Romano PRODI Italian Secretariat-General, Legal Service, Media and 21.11.2004 Communication 22.11.2004 - José Manuel Portuguese Secretariat-General BARROSO 5/5.