The Del Bo Authority was the last High Authority of the

High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community

The High Authority was the executive branch of the former European Coal and Steel Community . It was created in 1951 and disbanded in 1967 when it was merged into the European Commission.-History:...

 European Coal and Steel Community

European Coal and Steel Community

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 (ECSC), between 1963 and 1967. Its president was Rinaldo Del Bo

Rinaldo Del Bo

Rinaldo Del Bo was an Italian politician who served in the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community, serving as President of the body between 9 October 1963 and 1967 as the Del Bo Authority....

 of Italy

Italy

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. Del Bo was briefly followed by Albert Coppé

Albert Coppé

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's interim Authority

Coppé Authority

The Coppé Authority was an interim High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community , between 1 March and 5 July of 1967. Its president was Albert Coppé of Belgium...

.

There were only five High Authorities, this being the last, before ECSC was merged with the European Atomic Energy Community

European Atomic Energy Community

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 and the European Economic Community

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 in 1967 to become the European Community.

When they were created, the Authorities of the Atomic Energy and Economic Communities were called "Commissions", and that name was kept after the three bodies merged rather than "High Authority", hence no Authority exists today.

Del Bo's term was until 19 December 1963 but had it extended on 10 January 1964 until 8 March 1967 when he resigned.

Membership

In addition to Rinaldo Del Bo of Italy, as President, the Authority comprised;

Dirk Spierenburg

Dirk Spierenburg

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 of Netherlands, First Vice-President (until he resigned on 7 June 1965)

• Rules of competition (inc. transport) (Chairman)

Johannes Linthorst Homan

Johannes Linthorst Homan

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 of the Netherlands

• Rules of competition (inc. transport) (Chairman)

Albert Coppé

Albert Coppé

Albert Coppé was a Belgian and European politician and economist. He was a founding member of the CDV party and served in the European Commission as Commissioner for Social Affairs, Transport & Budget under the Malfatti & Mansholt Commissions...

 of Belgium, Second Vice-President (interim president from 8 March 1967

• Transport (Chairman)
• Information (Chairman)
• Coordination of energy policies (Member)
• Rules of competition (inc. transport) (Member)

Paul Finet

Paul Finet

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 of Belgium (coopted on 10 January 1964, died on 18 May 1965)

• Social problems (Chairman)
• Finance and investment (Member)
• Economic policy and industrial development (Member)

Jean Fohrman of Luxembourg, succeeding Finet on 30 June 1965

• Social problems (Chairman)
• Finance and investment (Member)
• Economic policy and industrial development (Member)

Fritz Hellwig

Fritz Hellwig

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 of Germany (coopted on 10 January 1964)

• Coal and steel markets (Chairman)
• Coordination of energy policies (Member)

Karl-Maria Hettlage of Germany (from 14 December 1962]], succeeding Potthof)

• Finance and investment (Chairman)
• Social problems (Member)

Pierre-Olivier Lapie of France

• Coordination of energy policies (Chairman)
• Transport (Member)
• Rules of competition (inc. transport) (Member)

Roger Reynaud of France (resigned September 1963, reappointed 10 January 1964)

• Economic policy and industrial development (Chairman)
• External relations (Member)
• Coal and steel markets (Member)

Albert Wehrer of Luxembourg

• External relations (Chairman)
• Finance and investment (Member)
• Information (Member)