Wilhelm Haferkamp

Wilhelm Haferkamp
Wilhelm Haferkamp
Vice-President of the European Commission
	In office; 2 July 1967 – 5 January 1985
President	Jean Rey; Franco Maria Malfatti; Sicco Mansholt; François-Xavier Ortoli; Roy Jenkins; Gaston Thorn;
European Commissioner; [Portfolios]
	In office; 2 July 1967 – 5 January 1985
Personal details
Born	1 July 1923
Died	17 January 1995 (aged 71); Brussels, Belgium
Political party	Social Democratic Party of Germany

Wilhelm Haferkamp (1 July 1923 – 17 January 1995) was a longtime member of the European Commission.^[1] Born in Germany, he was a social democratic politician. He was appointed to the commission by the West German government in 1967. He served in a number of posts including Vice President until 1985. He died in Brussels.

In the Rey Commission from 1967 he served as Commissioner for Energy. His portfolio then expanded to include the Internal Market in 1970 under the Malfatti Commission and Mansholt Commission until 1973 when he joined the Ortoli Commission as Commissioner for Economic, Finance, Credit and Investments. His last post was Commissioner for External Relations, which he served as until 1985 under the Jenkins and Thorn Commissions.^[2]

Notes

^{Commissioner for Energy from 2 July 1967 to 30 June 1970; Commissioner for Internal Market and Energy from 1 July 1970 to 5 January 1973; Commissioner for Economics, Finance, Credit and Investment from 6 January 1973 to 5 January 1977; Commissioner for External Relations from 6 January 1977 to 5 January 1985; Commissioner for Nuclear Affairs from 6 January 1981 to 5 January 1985}

References

^ "Wilhelm Haferkamp : Obituaries". The Independent. 25 January 1995. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
^ Levy, Phil. "The German Art of the Deal". Forbes. Retrieved 19 January 2023.

Political offices
Preceded by Hans von der Groeben Fritz Hellwig	German European Commissioner 1967–1985	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Hans von der Groeben as European Commissioner for Internal Market and Regional Policy	European Commissioner for Internal Market and Energy 1970–1973	Succeeded by Finn Olav Gundelach as European Commissioner for the Internal Market and the Customs Union