Jenkins Commission (EU)
The Jenkins Commission was the European Commission that held office from 6 January 1977 to 6 January 1981. Its President was Roy Jenkins.
Work
It was the successor to the Ortoli Commission and was succeeded by the Thorn Commission. Despite stagnating growth and a higher energy bill, the Jenkins Commission oversaw the development of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union from 1977, which began in 1979 as the European Monetary System, a forerunner of the Single Currency or euro. President Jenkins was the first President to attend a G8 summit on behalf of the Community.Membership
Summary by political leanings
The colour of the row indicates the approximate political leaning of the office holder using the following scheme:| Affiliation | No. of Commissioners |
| Right leaning / Conservative | 4 |
| Liberal | 1 |
| Left leaning / Socialist | 6 |
| None / Independent | 2 |