Sicco Mansholt

**Sicco Leendert Mansholt** (; 13 September 1908 – 29 June 1995) was a Dutch politician. He served as the 4th President of the European Commission from 1972 to 1973.

Mansholt is known as one of the founding fathers of the European Union. He served as European Commissioner for Agriculture from 1958 to 1972, Minister of Agriculture, Fishing and Food Supply from 1945 to 1958, Minister of Economic Affairs in 1948 and Acting Mayor of Wieringermeer in 1945. He was a member of the Member of the House of Representatives on several occasions.

## Other websites

- Dr. S.L. (Sicco) Mansholt Parlement & Politiek

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: Excellency, His Excellency
- **name**: Sicco Mansholt
- **image**: Sicco Mansholt 1974 (1).jpg
- **caption**: Sicco Mansholt in 1974
- **office**: 4th President of the European Commission
- **term start**: 22 March 1972
- **term end**: 6 January 1973
- **vicepresident**: Wilhelm Haferkamp
- **predecessor**: Franco Maria Malfatti
- **successor**: François-Xavier Ortoli
- **office1**: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commissioner for Agriculture
- **term start1**: 1 January 1958
- **term end1**: 22 March 1972
- **president1**: Walter Hallstein <small>(1958–1967)</small>
 Jean Rey (politician), Jean Rey <small>(1967–1970)</small>
 Franco Maria Malfatti <small>(1970–1972)</small>
- **predecessor1**: _Position established_
- **successor1**: Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza
- **office2**: List of Ministers of Agriculture of the Netherlands, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supply
- **term start2**: 25 June 1945
- **term end2**: 1 January 1958
- **primeminister2**: Willem Schermerhorn <small>(1945–1946)</small>
 Louis Beel <small>(1946–1948)</small>
 Willem Drees <small>(1948–1958)</small>
- **predecessor2**: Hans Gispen
 <small>(Trade, Industry, and Agriculture)</small>
 Jim de Booy
 <small>(Shipping and Fishing)</small>
- **successor2**: Kees Staf
- **office3**: List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands, Minister of Economic Affairs
- **term start3**: 14 January 1948
- **term end3**: 21 January 1948
- **primeminister3**: Louis Beel
- **predecessor3**: Gerardus Huysmans
- **successor3**: Jan van den Brink
- **office4**: House of Representatives (Netherlands), Member of the House of Representatives
- **term start4**: 3 July 1956
- **term end4**: 3 October 1956
- **term start5**: 15 July 1952
- **term end5**: 7 September 1952
- **term start6**: 27 July 1948
- **term end6**: 10 August 1948
- **term start7**: 4 June 1946
- **term end7**: 18 July 1946
- **parliamentarygroup7**: Labour Party (Netherlands), Labour Party
- **office8**: Wieringermeer, Acting Mayor of Wieringermeer
- **term start8**: 30 April 1945
- **term end8**: 22 May 1945
- **predecessor8**: Aris Saal
- **successor8**: Gerrit Gesenius Loggers
- **birthname**: Sicco Leendert Mansholt
- **birth place**: Ulrum, Netherlands
- **death place**: Wapserveen, Netherlands
- **resting place**: Westerveld, Netherlands
- **nationality**: Netherlands, Dutch
- **party**: Labour Party (Netherlands), Labour Party <small>(from 1946)</small>
- **otherparty**: Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands), Social Democratic Workers' Party
 <small>(1937–1946)</small>
- **children**: 2 sons and 2 daughters
- **occupation**: Politician
 Civil service, Civil servant
 Farmer