Maroš Šefčovič
Slovak politician and diplomat (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Maroš Šefčovič?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Maroš Šefčovič (Slovak: [ˈmarɔʂ ˈʂeftʂɔʋitʂ] ⓘ; born 24 July 1966) is a Slovak diplomat and politician serving as Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for the European Green Deal since 2023,[2] as well as Vice-President of the European Commission for Interinstitutional Relations since 2019, previously holding the office from 2010 to 2014. He has been member of the European Commission since 2009. Šefčovič also stood for office in the 2019 Slovak presidential election, which he lost against Zuzana Čaputová.[3]
Maroš Šefčovič | |
---|---|
Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for the European Green Deal | |
Assumed office 22 August 2023 Acting: 22 August 2023 – 5 October 2023 | |
President | Ursula von der Leyen |
Preceded by | Frans Timmermans |
Vice-President of the European Commission for Interinstitutional Relations | |
In office 1 December 2019 – 1 October 2024 | |
President | Ursula von der Leyen |
Preceded by | Frans Timmermans |
In office 9 February 2010 – 1 November 2014 | |
President | José Manuel Barroso |
Preceded by | Margot Wallström (Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy) Siim Kallas (Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud) |
Succeeded by | Frans Timmermans |
European Commissioner for Climate Action Acting | |
In office 22 August 2023 – 9 October 2023 | |
President | Ursula von der Leyen |
Preceded by | Frans Timmermans |
Succeeded by | Wopke Hoekstra |
European Commissioner for Digital Single Market Acting | |
In office 3 July 2019 – 30 November 2019 | |
President | Jean-Claude Juncker |
Preceded by | Andrus Ansip |
Succeeded by | Office abolished Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice President) |
European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy Acting | |
In office 16 October 2012 – 28 November 2012 | |
President | José Manuel Barroso |
Preceded by | John Dalli |
Succeeded by | Tonio Borg |
European Commissioner for Energy | |
In office 1 November 2014 – 30 November 2019 | |
President | Jean-Claude Juncker |
Preceded by | Günther Oettinger |
Succeeded by | Kadri Simson |
European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth | |
In office 1 October 2009 – 9 February 2010 | |
President | José Manuel Barroso |
Preceded by | Ján Figeľ |
Succeeded by | Androulla Vassiliou (Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1966-07-24) 24 July 1966 (age 58) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
Political party | KSČ (before 1990) Smer–SD (since 1999) |
Other political affiliations | Party of European Socialists |
Spouse | Helena Šefčovičová[1] |
Children | 3 |
Education | Moscow State Institute of International Relations Comenius University, Bratislava |
He served as European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth from 2009 to 2010 and Vice-President of the European Commission for Interinstitutional Relations and Administration from 2010 to 2014. He also served as European Commissioner for Energy from 2014 to 2019. In 2019, he was again nominated to become Vice President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight.