The first Meeting of the Commission of the EC under the Presidency of Gaston Thorn took place on 6 January 1981. The newly appointed Members of the CEC who took part in the meeting included Etienne Davignon, Vice-President of the CEC in charge of Industrial Affairs, Energy, Euratom Supply Agency, Research and Science and the Joint Research Centre, Wilhelm Haferkamp, Vice-President of the CEC in charge of External Relations including Nuclear Affairs, Lorenzo Natali, Vice-President of the CEC in charge of Mediterranean Policy, Enlargement and Information, François-Xavier Ortoli, Vice-President of the CEC in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs, Credit and Investments, Christopher Tugendhat, Vice-President of the CEC in charge of Budget and Financial Control, Financial Institutions and Taxation, Frans Andriessen, Member of the CEC in charge of Relations with the European Parliament and Competition, Claude Cheysson, Member of the CEC in charge of Development, George Contogeorgis, Member of the CEC in charge of Transport, Fisheries and Coordination of Questions related to Tourism, Antonio Giolitti, Member of the CEC in charge of Regional Policy and Coordination of Community funds, Finn Olav Gundelach, Member of the CEC in charge of Agriculture and Fisheries, Karl-Heinz Narjes, Member of the CEC in charge of Internal Market and Industrial Innovation, Customs Union, Environment, Consumer Protection and Nuclear Safety, Michael O'Kennedy, Member of the CEC, Delegate of the President, in charge of Personnel and Administration, the Statistical Office and the Office for Official Publications, and Ivor Richard, Member of the CEC in charge of Employment and Social Affairs, the Tripartite Conference, Education and Vocational Training.