List of European commissioners by member state
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This is a list of European commissioners by member state of the European Union. Each name is a member of the European Commission and hold a specific portfolio within the college, led by the president of the European Commission. They operate similarly as European-level equivalents to national government ministers. Each member state of the European Union has the right to a single commissioner (before the Barroso I Commission in November 2004, the five largest states—France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom—were granted two) and appoints them in consultation with the president.
The accession of Romania and Bulgaria in 2007 raised the number of commissioners from 25 to 27, and after the accession of Croatia in 2013 the number of commissioners raised to 28. The United Kingdom left the EU on 31 January 2020, and did not nominate a commissioner when the Juncker Commission ended on 1 December 2019.
Below is a list of all past and present European commissioners according to the member state they were nominated by, including the presidents of the European Coal and Steel Community and European Atomic Energy Community. The colours indicate their European political family background (blue for conservative or centre-right, mainly the European People's Party; red for left-wing or social democrats, mainly the Party of European Socialists; yellow for centrist or liberals, mainly the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party; green for green politicians, mainly the European Green Party; grey for independents or unknowns; and their pan-European predecessors).
European commissioners by current member state
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Name | Portfolio | Start | End | Commission | National party | European party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meglena Kuneva | Consumer Protection | 1 January 2007 | 9 February 2010 | Barroso I | NDSV | ALDE[5] | |
Kristalina Georgieva | International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response | 9 February 2010 | 31 October 2014 | Barroso II | GERB | EPP | |
Budget and Human Resources (Vice President) | 1 November 2014 | 31 December 2016 | Juncker | ||||
Mariya Gabriel | Digital Economy and Society | 7 July 2017 | 30 November 2019 | Juncker | GERB | EPP | |
Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth[6] | 1 December 2019 | 15 May 2023 | Von der Leyen I | ||||
Iliana Ivanova | Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth | 19 September 2023 | 30 November 2024 | Von der Leyen I | GERB | EPP | |
Ekaterina Zaharieva | Startups, Research and Innovation | 1 December 2024 | present | Von der Leyen II | GERB | EPP |
Croatia
Name | Portfolio | Start | End | Commission | National party | European party | |
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Neven Mimica | Consumer Protection[7] | 1 July 2013 | 31 October 2014 | Barroso II | SDP | PES | |
International Cooperation and Development | 1 November 2014 | 30 November 2019 | Juncker | ||||
Dubravka Šuica | Democracy and Demography (Vice President) | 1 December 2019 | 30 November 2024 | Von der Leyen I | HDZ | EPP | |
Mediterranean | 1 December 2024 | present | Von der Leyen II |
Cyprus
Name | Portfolio | Start | End | Commission | National party | European party | |
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Markos Kyprianou | Budget | 1 May 2004 | 21 November 2004 | Prodi | DIKO | PES | |
Health and Consumer Protection | 22 November 2004 | 1 January 2007 | Barroso I | ||||
Health | 1 January 2007 | 3 March 2008 | |||||
Androulla Vassiliou | Health | 3 March 2008 | 9 February 2010 | Barroso I | EDI | ALDE | |
Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth | 9 February 2010 | 31 October 2014 | Barroso II | ||||
Christos Stylianides | Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management | 1 November 2014 | 30 November 2019 | Juncker | DISY | EPP | |
Stella Kyriakidou | Health and Food Safety | 1 December 2019 | 30 November 2024 | Von der Leyen I | DISY | EPP | |
Costas Kadis | Fisheries and Oceans | 1 December 2024 | present | Von der Leyen II | Ind. | Ind. |
Czech Republic
Name | Portfolio | Start | End | Commission | National party | European party | |
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Pavel Telička | Health and Consumer Protection | 1 May 2004 | 21 November 2004 | Prodi | US-DEU | ALDE | |
Vladimír Špidla | Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities | 22 November 2004 | 9 February 2010 | Barroso I | ČSSD | PES | |
Štefan Füle | Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy | 9 February 2010 | 31 October 2014 | Barroso II | ČSSD | PES | |
Věra Jourová | Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality | 1 November 2014 | 30 November 2019 | Juncker | ANO[8] | ALDE | |
Values and Transparency (Vice President) | 1 December 2019 | 30 November 2024 | Von der Leyen I | ||||
A Europe Fit for the Digital Age (acting)[4] | 5 September 2023 | 8 December 2023 | |||||
Justice (acting)[3] | 15 April 2024 | 25 June 2024 | |||||
Jozef Síkela | International Partnerships | 1 December 2024 | present | Von der Leyen II | STAN | Ind.[9] |
Denmark
Estonia
Name | Portfolio | Start | End | Commission | National party | European party | |
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Siim Kallas | Economic and Monetary Affairs | 1 May 2004 | 21 November 2004 | Prodi | ER | ALDE | |
Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud (Vice President) | 22 November 2004 | 9 February 2010 | Barroso I | ||||
Transport (Vice President) | 9 February 2010 | 31 October 2014 | Barroso II | ||||
Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro (acting)[10] | 7 April 2014 | 25 May 2014 | |||||
Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro (acting)[10] | 1 July 2014 | 16 July 2014 | |||||
Andrus Ansip | Digital Single Market (Vice President)[11] | 1 November 2014 | 1 July 2019 | Juncker | ER | ALDE | |
Digital Economy and Society (acting)[12] | 1 January 2017 | 7 July 2017 | |||||
Kadri Simson | Energy | 1 December 2019 | 30 November 2024 | Von der Leyen I | EK | ALDE | |
Kaja Kallas | Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (Vice President) | 1 December 2024 | present | Von der Leyen II | ER | ALDE |
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Name | Portfolio | Start | End | Commission | National party | European party | |
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Péter Balázs | Regional Policy | 1 May 2004 | 21 November 2004 | Prodi | MSZP | PES | |
László Kovács | Taxation and Customs Union | 22 November 2004 | 9 February 2010 | Barroso I | MSZP | PES | |
László Andor | Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion | 9 February 2010 | 31 October 2014 | Barroso II | MSZP | PES | |
Consumer Protection (acting)[7] | 19 April 2014 | 25 May 2014 | |||||
Tibor Navracsics | Education, Culture, Youth and Sport | 1 November 2014 | 30 November 2019 | Juncker | Fidesz[19] | EPP | |
Olivér Várhelyi | Neighbourhood and Enlargement | 1 December 2019 | 30 November 2024 | Von der Leyen I | Fidesz[19] | EPP | |
Health and Animal Welfare | 1 December 2024 | present | Von der Leyen II | Ind.[20] | Ind. |
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Name | Portfolio | Start | End | Commission | National party | European party | |
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Dalia Grybauskaitė | Education and Culture | 1 May 2004 | 21 November 2004 | Prodi | Ind. | EPP | |
Financial Programming and the Budget | 22 November 2004 | 1 July 2009 | Barroso I | ||||
Algirdas Šemeta | Financial Programming and the Budget | 1 July 2009 | 9 February 2010 | Barroso I | TS | EPP | |
Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud | 9 February 2010 | 31 October 2014 | Barroso II | ||||
Vytenis Andriukaitis | Health and Food Safety | 1 November 2014 | 30 November 2019 | Juncker | SDP | PES | |
Virginijus Sinkevičius | Environment, Oceans and Fisheries[28] | 1 December 2019 | 16 July 2024 | Von der Leyen I | LVŽS / DSVL[29] |
EGP | |
Andrius Kubilius | Defence and Space | 1 December 2024 | present | Von der Leyen II | TS–LKD | EPP |
Luxembourg
Malta
Name | Portfolio | Start | End | Commission | National party | European party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Borg | Development and Humanitarian Aid | 1 May 2004 | 21 November 2004 | Prodi | PN | EPP | |
Fisheries and Maritime Affairs | 22 November 2004 | 9 February 2010 | Barroso I | ||||
John Dalli | Health and Consumer Policy | 9 February 2010 | 16 October 2012 | Barroso II | PN | EPP | |
Tonio Borg | Health and Consumer Policy | 28 November 2012 | 1 July 2013 | Barroso II | PN | EPP | |
Health | 1 July 2013 | 31 October 2014 | |||||
Karmenu Vella | Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries | 1 November 2014 | 30 November 2019 | Juncker | PL | PES | |
Helena Dalli | Equality | 1 December 2019 | 30 November 2024 | Von der Leyen I | PL | PES | |
Glenn Micallef | Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport | 1 December 2024 | present | Von der Leyen II | PL | PES |
Netherlands
Poland
Name | Portfolio | Start | End | Commission | National party | European party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danuta Hübner | Trade | 1 May 2004 | 21 November 2004 | Prodi | Independent | PES | |
Regional Policy | 22 November 2004 | 4 July 2009 | Barroso I | ||||
Paweł Samecki | Regional Policy | 4 July 2009 | 9 February 2010 | Barroso I | PO | EPP | |
Janusz Lewandowski | Financial Programming and Budget[26] | 9 February 2010 | 1 July 2014 | Barroso II | PO | EPP | |
Jacek Dominik | Financial Programming and Budget | 16 July 2014 | 31 October 2014 | Barroso II | PO | EPP | |
Elżbieta Bieńkowska | Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs | 1 November 2014 | 30 November 2019 | Juncker | PO | EPP | |
Janusz Wojciechowski | Agriculture | 1 December 2019 | 30 November 2024 | Von der Leyen I | PiS | ECR | |
Piotr Serafin | Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration | 1 December 2024 | present | Von der Leyen II | PO | EPP |
Portugal
Romania
Name | Portfolio | Start | End | Commission | National party | European party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leonard Orban | Multilingualism | 1 January 2007 | 9 February 2010 | Barroso I | PNL | ALDE[32] | |
Dacian Cioloș | Agriculture and Rural Development | 9 February 2010 | 31 October 2014 | Barroso II | Ind. | EPP | |
Corina Crețu | Regional Policy[2] | 1 November 2014 | 1 July 2019 | Juncker | PSD / PRO[33] |
PES / EDP[33] | |
Adina-Ioana Vălean | Transport[30] | 1 December 2019 | 15 July 2024 | Von der Leyen I | PNL | EPP | |
Roxana Mînzatu | Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness (Executive Vice President) | 1 December 2024 | present | Von der Leyen II | PSD | PES |
Slovakia
Name | Portfolio | Start | End | Commission | National party | European party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ján Figeľ | Enterprise and Information Society | 1 May 2004 | 21 November 2004 | Prodi | KDH | EPP | |
Education, Training, Culture and Multilingualism | 22 November 2004 | 1 January 2007 | Barroso I | ||||
Education, Training and Culture | 1 January 2007 | 1 October 2009 | |||||
Maroš Šefčovič | Education, Training and Culture | 1 October 2009 | 9 February 2010 | Barroso I | Smer | PES[34] | |
Interinstitutional Relations and Administration (Vice President)[31] | 9 February 2010 | 31 October 2014 | Barroso II | ||||
Health and Consumer Policy (acting)[35] | 16 October 2012 | 28 November 2012 | |||||
Energy Union (Vice President)[36] | 1 November 2014 | 30 November 2019 | Juncker | ||||
Digital Single Market (acting)[11] | 3 July 2019 | 30 November 2019 | |||||
Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight (Vice President) | 1 December 2019 | 30 November 2024 | Von der Leyen I | ||||
European Green Deal (Executive Vice President)[37] | 22 August 2023 | 30 November 2024 | |||||
Climate Action (acting)[37] | 22 August 2023 | 9 October 2023 | |||||
Environment, Oceans and Fisheries (acting)[28] | 16 July 2024 | 30 November 2024 | |||||
Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency | 1 December 2024 | present | Von der Leyen II |
Slovenia
Name | Portfolio | Start | End | Commission | National party | European party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janez Potočnik | Enlargement | 1 May 2004 | 21 November 2004 | Prodi | LDS | ALDE | |
Science and Research | 22 November 2004 | 9 February 2010 | Barroso I | ||||
Environment | 9 February 2010 | 31 October 2014 | Barroso II | ||||
Violeta Bulc | Transport | 1 November 2014 | 30 November 2019 | Juncker | SMC | ALDE | |
Janez Lenarčič | Crisis Management | 1 December 2019 | 30 November 2024 | Von der Leyen I | Ind. | ALDE[38] | |
Marta Kos | Enlargement | 1 December 2024 | present | Von der Leyen II | Ind.[39] | Ind. |
Spain
Sweden
Name | Portfolio | Start | End | Commission | National party | European party | |
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Anita Gradin | Immigration, Justice, Home Affairs and Financial Control | 23 January 1995 | 15 September 1999 | Santer | SAP | PES | |
Margot Wallström | Environment | 16 September 1999 | 21 November 2004 | Prodi | SAP | PES | |
Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy (First Vice President) | 22 November 2004 | 9 February 2010 | Barroso I | ||||
Cecilia Malmström | Home Affairs | 9 February 2010 | 31 October 2014 | Barroso II | FP | ALDE | |
Trade | 1 November 2014 | 30 November 2019 | Juncker | ||||
Ylva Johansson | Home Affairs | 1 December 2019 | 30 November 2024 | Von der Leyen I | SAP | PES | |
Jessika Roswall | Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy | 1 December 2024 | present | Von der Leyen II | M | EPP |
United Kingdom
Withdrawn nominees
Summarize
Perspective
Portfolio assigned
A number of commissioners were formally nominated and assigned portfolios before being withdrawn after their hearing with the European Parliament, with the exception of Thorvald Stoltenberg, who withdrew after the rejection of Norway's accession referendum.[citation needed]
State | Name | Portfolio | Commission | Year | Party | Family |
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Norway | Thorvald Stoltenberg | Fisheries | Santer | 1994 | AP | PES |
Czech Republic | Miloš Kužvart | Health and Consumer Protection | Prodi | 2004 | ČSSD | PES |
Italy | Rocco Buttiglione | Justice, Freedom and Security (Vice President) | Barroso I | 2004 | UDC | EPP |
Latvia | Ingrīda Ūdre | Taxation and Customs Union | Barroso I | 2004 | LZS | EGP |
Bulgaria | Rumiana Jeleva | International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response | Barroso II | 2009 | GERB | EPP |
Slovenia | Alenka Bratušek | Energy Union (Vice President) | Juncker | 2014 | ZaAB | ALDE |
France | Sylvie Goulard[42] | Internal Market | Von der Leyen I | 2019 | LREM | ALDE |
Hungary | László Trócsányi[43] | Neighbourhood and Enlargement | Von der Leyen I | 2019 | Fidesz | EPP |
Romania | Rovana Plumb[44] | Transport | Von der Leyen I | 2019 | PSD | PES |
Before hearings held
At the end of the Juncker Commission, some were initially named by the member states to succeed commissioners who took seats in the European Parliament before an agreement to not fill the seats under the start of the next commission.[citation needed]
The Von der Leyen I Commission requested member states name female and male candidates in order to have gender parity. She would then chose the one candidate to be formally nominated, or request new names. She usually continued her request for female and male candidates for vacancies throughout her first commission.[citation needed]
State | Name | Commission | Year | Party | Family |
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Estonia | Kadri Simson[45] | Juncker | 2019 | EK | ALDE |
Romania | Ioan Mircea Pașcu[46] | Juncker | 2019 | PSD | PES |
Poland | Krzysztof Szczerski[47] | Von der Leyen I | 2019 | PiS | ECR |
Portugal | Pedro Marques[48] | Von der Leyen I | 2019 | PS | PES |
Romania | Dan Nica[49] | Von der Leyen I | 2019 | PSD | PES |
Romania | Melania-Gabriela Ciot[50] | Von der Leyen I | 2019 | PSD | PES |
Romania | Victor Negrescu[51] | Von der Leyen I | 2019 | PSD | PES |
Romania | Siegfried Mureșan[52] | Von der Leyen I | 2019 | PNL | EPP |
Ireland | Andrew McDowell[53] | Von der Leyen I | 2020 | FG | EPP |
Bulgaria | Daniel Lorer[54] | Von der Leyen I | 2023 | PP | ALDE |
European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC)
State | Name | Portfolio | Start | End | Commission | Party | Family |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
France | Louis Armand | President | 7 January 1958 | 2 February 1959 | Armand | Unknown | |
Étienne Hirsch | President | 2 February 1959 | 10 January 1962 | Hirsch | Unknown | ||
Pierre Chatenet | President | 10 January 1962 | 5 July 1967 | Chatenet | UDR | EPP |
European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)
State | Name | Portfolio | Start | End | Authority | Party | Family |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | Albert Coppé | Long Term Policy (Vice President) | 10 August 1952 | 3 June 1955 | Monnet | CVP | EPP |
General Objectives, Long Term Policy, Markets, Agreements and Transport (Vice President) | 3 June 1955 | 13 January 1958 | Mayer | ||||
General Objectives and Long Term Policy (Vice President) | 13 January 1958 | 15 September 1959 | Finet | ||||
Member (Vice President) | 15 September 1959 | 22 October 1963 | Malvestiti | ||||
Transport and Information (Vice President) | 22 October 1963 | 5 July 1967 | Del Bo / Coppé | ||||
President (acting) | 1 March 1967 | 5 July 1967 | |||||
Paul Finet | Social Problems and Administrative Questions | 10 August 1952 | 3 June 1955 | Monnet | BSP | PES | |
Social Problems | 3 June 1955 | 13 January 1958 | Mayer | ||||
President | 13 January 1958 | 15 September 1959 | Finet | ||||
Member | 15 September 1959 | 22 October 1963 | Malvestiti | ||||
Social Problems | 10 January 1964 | 18 May 1965 | Del Bo | ||||
France | Jean Monnet | President | 10 August 1952 | 3 June 1955 | Monnet | Unknown | |
Léon Daum | Finance, Investment, Production and Instructions | 10 August 1952 | 3 June 1955 | Monnet | Unknown | ||
Finance, Investment, Production and Instructions | 3 June 1955 | 13 January 1958 | Mayer | ||||
Investment and Production | 13 January 1958 | 15 September 1959 | Finet | ||||
René Mayer | President | 3 June 1955 | 13 January 1958 | Mayer | PR | EPP | |
Roger Reynaud | Member | 13 January 1958 | 15 September 1959 | Finet | Unknown | ||
Member | 15 September 1959 | September 1963 | Malvestiti | ||||
Economic Policy and Industrial Development | 10 January 1964 | 5 July 1967 | Del Bo / Coppé | ||||
Pierre-Olivier Lapie | Member | 15 September 1959 | 22 October 1963 | Malvestiti | SFIO | PES | |
Energy | 22 October 1963 | 5 July 1967 | Del Bo / Coppé | ||||
Germany | Heinz Potthof | Member | 10 August 1952 | 3 June 1955 | Monnet | SPD | PES |
Franz Etzel | Markets, Agreements and Transport (First Vice President) | 10 August 1952 | 3 June 1955 | Monnet | CDU | EPP | |
Member (First Vice President) | 3 June 1955 | 28 October 1957 | Mayer | ||||
Franz Blücher | Member | 13 January 1958 | 15 September 1959 | Finet | FDP | ALDE | |
Heinz Potthoff | Finance, Budget and Administration | 13 January 1958 | 15 September 1959 | Finet | SPD | PES | |
Finance and Investment | 15 September 1959 | 10 August 1962 | Malvestiti | ||||
Karl-Maria Hettlage | Finance and Investment | 14 December 1962 | 22 October 1963 | Malvestiti | CDU | EPP | |
Finance and Investment | 22 October 1963 | 5 July 1967 | Del Bo / Coppé | ||||
Fritz Hellwig | Coal and Steel Markets | 10 January 1964 | 5 July 1967 | Del Bo / Coppé | CDU | EPP | |
Italy | Enzo Giacchero | Press and Information | 10 August 1952 | 3 June 1955 | Monnet | DC | EPP |
Press and Information | 3 June 1955 | 13 January 1958 | Mayer | ||||
Social Problems | 13 January 1958 | 15 September 1959 | Finet | ||||
Piero Malvestiti | President | 15 September 1959 | 22 October 1963 | Malvestiti | DC | EPP | |
Rinaldo Del Bo | President | 22 October 1963 | 1 March 1967 | Del Bo | DC | EPP | |
Luxembourg | Albert Wehrer | Member | 10 August 1952 | 3 June 1955 | Monnet | Unknown | |
Member | 3 June 1955 | 13 January 1958 | Mayer | ||||
External Relations | 13 January 1958 | 15 September 1959 | Finet | ||||
Member | 15 September 1959 | 22 October 1963 | Malvestiti | ||||
External Relations | 22 October 1963 | 5 July 1967 | Del Bo / Coppé | ||||
Jean Fohrmann | Social Problems | 30 June 1965 | 5 July 1967 | Del Bo / Coppé | LSAP | PES | |
Netherlands | Dirk Spierenburg | External Relations | 10 August 1952 | 3 June 1955 | Monnet | Unknown | |
External Relations | 3 June 1955 | 13 January 1958 | Mayer | ||||
Steel, Transport and Concentrations (First Vice President) | 13 January 1958 | 15 September 1959 | Finet | ||||
Member (First Vice President) | 15 September 1959 | 25 September 1962 | Malvestiti | ||||
Competition (First Vice President) | 22 October 1963 | 7 June 1965 | Del Bo | ||||
Johannes Linthorst Homan | Member (First Vice President) | 15 December 1962 | 22 October 1963 | Malvestiti | VVD | ALDE | |
Competition | 22 October 1963 | 5 July 1967 | Del Bo / Coppé |
Notes
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