- SURNAME
Ortoli
- FORENAME
Francois-Xavier
- UNIT
Resistance Francaise (Indo-China)
- RANK
Civilian
- NUMBER
- AWARD
Croix de Guerre,Medaille de la Resistance
- PLACE
Indo-China 1944-45
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 16.2.1925 Ajaccio,Corsica
grew up Indo-China
Resistance
took law degree in Hanoi
graduated Ecole Nationale d'Administration 1948
politician
Minister of Works 1967
Minister o Education 1968
Deputy for Lille 1968
Finance Minister 1968
Minister of Industrial and Scientific Development 1969-72
President of the European Commission 1973-77
Vice-President of the European Commission's Economic Commission 1978
employed by Total (French oil company) 1980s-90s
Grand Officer de la Legion d'Honneur 2001
Commander of the French Order of Merit 2001
married Yvonne Calbairac 1945 (4 children)
died 29.11.2007
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