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Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People

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Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People
since 1 December 2019
AppointerUrsula von der Leyen[1]
Term lengthFive years
Inaugural holderRobert Marjolin
Formation1958
Salary€19,909.89 per month[2][3]
WebsiteEuropean Commission

The Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People is the member of the European Commission responsible for economic and financial affairs. The position was previously titled Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro[4] and European Vice President for the Euro and Social Dialogue from 2014 to 2019. The current executive vice president is Valdis Dombrovskis (EPP).

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The post is responsible for the European Union's economic, financial and monetary affairs, often combined with similar portfolios. This position is highly important due to the weight the European Union has economically worldwide (See: Economy of the European Union). It has grown particularly with the late 2000s recession and is now having to deal with getting the EU's public finances back into shape, as many members are breaking EU rules on budget deficits.[5]

The DG responsible to the Commissioner is the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, headed by Marco Buti.

There are a number of other economic-related Commissioner positions in the college:

There have been suggestions from politicians such as Ségolène Royal that there should be an economic government for the eurozone,[6] and at the start of the Barroso Commission Germany suggested an economic "super-commissioner"[7] – which could see a change in this position. That idea however was dropped but the Enterprise and Industry Commissioner was strengthened in response.[8]

In October 2011 the position gained added responsibility for the euro, particularly eurozone reform and bail outs, and was made a vice president.[4]

List of commissioners

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# Name Country Period Commission
1 Robert Marjolin  France 1958–1967 Hallstein Commission
2 Raymond Barre  France 1967–1973 Rey Commission
Malfatti Commission
Mansholt Commission
3 Wilhelm Haferkamp  West Germany 1973–1977 Ortoli Commission
4 François-Xavier Ortoli  France 1977–1985 Jenkins Commission
Thorn Commission
5 Henning Christophersen  Denmark 1985–1995 Delors Commission
6 Yves-Thibault de Silguy  France 1995–1999 Santer Commission
7 Pedro Solbes  Spain 1999–2004 Prodi Commission
8 Joaquín Almunia  Spain 2004 Prodi Commission
9 Siim Kallas  Estonia 2004 Prodi Commission
10 Joaquín Almunia  Spain 2004–2010 Barroso Commission I
11 Olli Rehn  Finland 2010–2014 Barroso Commission II
12 Valdis Dombrovskis  Latvia 2014–present Juncker Commission I
von der Leyen Commission

As Economic and Finance Commissioner, Robert Marjolin served in both Hallstein Commissions and Henning Christophersen served in all three Delors Commissions.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rehn was proposed by the Government of Latvia,[clarification needed] with the post of Competition Commissioner being assigned by Juncker. The whole Commission was then nominated by the Council of the European Union and approved by the European Parliament.
  2. ^ REGULATION No 422/67/EEC, 5/67/EURATOM OF THE COUNCIL, EurLex
  3. ^ Base salary of grade 16, third step is €17,697.68: European Commission: Officials' salaries – accessed 19 March 2010
  4. ^ a b José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Speech by President Barroso: Briefing on the conclusions of the European Council of 23 and 26 October 2011 European Parliament Strasbourg, 27 October 2011, European Commission
  5. ^ Who’s who in the new Commission, Financial Times November 2009
  6. ^ Royal v Sarkozy: The policies BBC News
  7. ^ 'Big three' strike deal on super commissioner, French VAT cuts, 1% ceiling Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine EurActiv.com
  8. ^ THE NEW COMMISSION – SOME INITIAL THOUGHT Archived 23 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine BM Brussels
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