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 [ edit ]
Name
Portfolio
Start
End
Commission
National Party
European Party
Jean Rey
External Relations
7 January 1958
9 January 1962
Hallstein I
PLP
ALDE
External Relations
9 January 1962
30 June 1967
Hallstein II
President
2 July 1967
30 June 1970
Rey
Albert Coppé
Budget , Credit, Investment , Press and Information
2 July 1967
30 June 1970
Rey
CVP
EPP
Social Affairs , Transport , Personnel, Administration , Credit, Investment , Budget and Financial Control
1 July 1970
21 March 1972
Malfatti
Social Affairs , Transport , Personnel, Administration , Credit, Investment , Budget and Financial Control
22 March 1972
5 January 1973
Mansholt
Henri Simonet
Taxation , Financial Institutions and Energy (Vice President )
6 January 1973
5 January 1977
Ortoli
PS
PES
Étienne Davignon
Internal Market , Industrial Affairs and Customs Union
6 January 1977
6 January 1981
Jenkins
CDH
EPP
Industrial Affairs , Energy , Research and Science (Vice President )
6 January 1981
5 January 1985
Thorn
Willy De Clercq
External Relations and Trade
5 January 1985
5 January 1989
Delors I
PVV
ALDE
Karel Van Miert
Transport , Credit, Investment , and Consumer Protection
6 January 1989
4 January 1993
Delors II
SP.A
PES
Competition , Personnel and Administration (Vice President )
5 January 1993
23 January 1995
Delors III
Competition
23 January 1995
15 September 1999
Santer
Philippe Busquin
Research
16 September 1999
18 July 2004
Prodi
PS
PES
Louis Michel
Research
18 July 2004
21 November 2004
Prodi
MR
ALDE
Development and Humanitarian Aid
22 November 2004
17 July 2009
Barroso I
Karel De Gucht
Development and Humanitarian Aid
17 July 2009
9 February 2010
Barroso I
VLD
ALDE
Trade
9 February 2010
31 October 2014
Barroso II
Marianne Thyssen
Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
1 November 2014
30 November 2019
Juncker
CD&V
EPP
Didier Reynders
Justice [ 3]
1 December 2019
present
Von der Leyen I
MR
ALDE
Competition (acting)[ 4]
5 September 2023
8 December 2023
Name
Portfolio
Start
End
Commission
National Party
European Party
Robert Lemaignen
Overseas Development
7 January 1958
9 January 1962
Hallstein I
Unknown
Robert Marjolin
Economic and Financial Affairs (Vice President )
7 January 1958
9 January 1962
Hallstein I
SFIO
PES
Economic and Financial Affairs (Vice President )
9 January 1962
30 June 1967
Hallstein II
Henri Rochereau
Overseas Development
9 January 1962
30 June 1967
Hallstein II
Unknown
Overseas Development
2 July 1967
30 June 1970
Rey
Raymond Barre
Economic and Financial Affairs (Vice President )
2 July 1967
30 June 1970
Rey
UDF
ALDE
Economic and Financial Affairs (Vice President )
1 July 1970
21 March 1972
Malfatti
Economic and Financial Affairs (Vice President )
22 March 1972
5 January 1973
Mansholt
Jean-François Deniau
Enlargement and Development Aid
1 July 1970
21 March 1972
Malfatti
UDF
ALDE
Enlargement and Development Aid
22 March 1972
5 January 1973
Mansholt
Development , Budget and Financial Control
6 January 1973
5 January 1977
Ortoli
François-Xavier Ortoli
President
6 January 1973
5 January 1977
Ortoli
UDR /RPR [ 13]
EPP
Economics, Finance , Credit and Investment (Vice President )
6 January 1977
6 January 1981
Jenkins
Economics, Finance , Credit and Investment (Vice President )
6 January 1981
5 January 1985
Thorn
Claude Cheysson
Development , Budget and Financial Control
6 January 1973
5 January 1977
Ortoli
PS
PES
Development
6 January 1977
6 January 1981
Jenkins
Development
6 January 1981
23 April 1981
Thorn
Mediterranean Policy and North-South Relations
5 January 1985
5 January 1989
Delors I
Edgard Pisani
Development
26 May 1981
3 December 1984
Thorn
PS
PES
Jacques Delors
President
5 January 1985
5 January 1989
Delors I
PS
PES
President
6 January 1989
4 January 1993
Delors II
President
5 January 1993
23 January 1995
Delors III
Christiane Scrivener
Taxation and Customs Union
6 January 1989
4 January 1993
Delors II
PR
ALDE
Taxation, Customs Union and Consumer Protection
5 January 1993
23 January 1995
Delors III
Yves-Thibault de Silguy
Economic and Financial Affairs , Credit and Investment
23 January 1995
15 September 1999
Santer
RPR
EPP
Édith Cresson
Research, Science, Technological Development , Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth
23 January 1995
15 September 1999
Santer
PS
PES
Pascal Lamy
Trade
16 September 1999
21 November 2004
Prodi
PS
PES
Michel Barnier
Regional Policy
16 September 1999
31 March 2004
Prodi
UMP
EPP
Jacques Barrot
Regional Policy
31 March 2004
21 November 2004
Prodi
UMP
EPP
Transport (Vice President )
22 November 2004
9 May 2008
Barroso I
Justice, Freedom and Security (Vice President )
9 May 2008
9 February 2010
Michel Barnier
Internal Market and Services (Vice President )[ 14]
9 February 2010
31 October 2014
Barroso II
UMP
EPP
Industry and Entrepreneurship (acting)[ 15]
19 April 2014
25 May 2014
Industry and Entrepreneurship (acting)[ 15]
1 July 2014
16 July 2014
Pierre Moscovici
Economic and Financial Affairs , Taxation and Customs
1 November 2014
30 November 2019
Juncker
PS
PES
Thierry Breton
Internal Market
1 December 2019
present
Von der Leyen I
Ind.
ALDE
Name
Portfolio
Start
End
Commission
National Party
European Party
Walter Hallstein
President
7 January 1958
9 January 1962
Hallstein I
CDU
EPP
President
9 January 1962
30 June 1967
Hallstein II
Hans von der Groeben
Competition
7 January 1958
9 January 1962
Hallstein I
CDU
EPP
Competition
9 January 1962
30 June 1967
Hallstein II
Internal Market and Regional Policy
2 July 1967
30 June 1970
Rey
Fritz Hellwig
Research, Technology and Information Distribution (Vice President )
2 July 1967
30 June 1970
Rey
CDU
EPP
Wilhelm Haferkamp
Energy (Vice President )
2 July 1967
30 June 1970
Rey
SPD
PES
Internal Market and Energy (Vice President )
1 July 1970
21 March 1972
Malfatti
Internal Market and Energy (Vice President )
22 March 1972
5 January 1973
Mansholt
Economics, Finance , Credit and Investment (Vice President )
6 January 1973
5 January 1977
Ortoli
External Relations (Vice President )
6 January 1977
6 January 1981
Jenkins
External Relations and Nuclear Affairs (Vice President )
6 January 1981
5 January 1985
Thorn
Ralf Dahrendorf
External Relations and Trade
1 July 1970
21 March 1972
Malfatti
FDP
ALDE
External Relations and Trade
22 March 1972
5 January 1973
Mansholt
Research, Science and Education
6 January 1973
5 January 1977
Ortoli
Guido Brunner
Energy , Research, Science and Education
6 January 1977
6 January 1981
Jenkins
FDP
ALDE
Karl-Heinz Narjes
Internal Market , Industrial Innovation , Customs Union , Environment , Consumer Protection , and Nuclear Safety
6 January 1981
5 January 1985
Thorn
CDU
EPP
Industrial Affairs , Information Technology , Research and Science (Vice President )
5 January 1985
5 January 1989
Delors I
Alois Pfeiffer
Economic Affairs , Employment , Credit and Investment
5 January 1985
5 January 1986
Delors I
SPD
PES
Economic Affairs and Regional Policy
5 January 1986
1 August 1987
Peter Schmidhuber
Economic Affairs and Regional Policy
2 September 1987
5 January 1989
Delors I
CSU
EPP
Budget and Financial Control
6 January 1989
4 January 1993
Delors II
Budget and Financial Control
5 January 1993
23 January 1995
Delors III
Martin Bangemann
Internal Market , Industrial Affairs and Parliamentary Relations (Vice President )
6 January 1989
4 January 1993
Delors II
FDP
ALDE
Industrial Affairs , Information Technology and Telecommunications (Vice President )
5 January 1993
23 January 1995
Delors III
Industrial Affairs , Information and Telecommunications Technologies
23 January 1995
15 September 1999
Santer
Monika Wulf-Mathies
Regional Policy
23 January 1995
15 September 1999
Santer
SPD
PES
Michaele Schreyer
Budget
16 September 1999
21 November 2004
Prodi
Greens
EGP
Günter Verheugen
Enlargement
16 September 1999
21 November 2004
Prodi
SPD
PES
Enterprise and Industry (Vice President )
22 November 2004
9 February 2010
Barroso I
Günther Oettinger
Energy (Vice President )[ 16]
9 February 2010
31 October 2014
Barroso II
CDU
EPP
Digital Economy and Society
1 November 2014
1 January 2017
Juncker
Budget and Human Resources
1 January 2017
30 November 2019
Ursula von der Leyen
President
1 December 2019
present
Von der Leyen I
CDU
EPP
Name
Portfolio
Start
End
Commission
National Party
European Party
Piero Malvestiti
Internal Market (Vice President )
7 January 1958
15 September 1959
Hallstein I
DC
EPP
Giuseppe Petrilli
Social Affairs
7 January 1958
8 February 1961
Hallstein I
DC
EPP
Giuseppe Caron
Internal Market
24 November 1959
9 January 1962
Hallstein I
DC
EPP
Internal Market (Vice President )
9 January 1962
15 May 1963
Hallstein II
Lionello Levi Sandri
Social Affairs
8 February 1961
9 January 1962
Hallstein I
PSI
PES
Social Affairs (Vice President )[ 18]
9 January 1962
30 June 1967
Hallstein II
Social Affairs , Personnel and Administration (Vice President )
2 July 1967
30 June 1970
Rey
Guido Colonna di Paliano
Internal Market
30 July 1964
30 June 1967
Hallstein II
DC
EPP
Industrial Affairs
2 July 1967
8 May 1970
Rey
Edoardo Martino
External Relations
2 July 1967
30 June 1970
Rey
DC
EPP
Franco Maria Malfatti
President
1 July 1970
21 March 1972
Malfatti
DC
EPP
Altiero Spinelli
Industry , Technology , Training, Education and Customs Union
1 July 1970
21 March 1972
Malfatti
SI
PES
Industry , Technology , Training, Education and Customs Union
22 March 1972
5 January 1973
Mansholt
Industry and Technology
6 January 1973
13 July 1976
Ortoli
Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza
Agriculture (Vice President )
22 March 1972
5 January 1973
Mansholt
DC
EPP
Parliamentary Affairs , Environment , Consumer Interests , Transport and Information (Vice President )
6 January 1973
5 January 1977
Ortoli
Cesidio Guazzaroni
Industry and Technology
13 July 1976
5 January 1977
Ortoli
PRI
ALDE
Antonio Giolitti
Regional Policy
6 January 1977
6 January 1981
Jenkins
PSI
PES
Regional Policy
6 January 1981
5 January 1985
Thorn
Lorenzo Natali
Enlargement , Environment and Nuclear Safety
6 January 1977
6 January 1981
Jenkins
DC
EPP
Mediterranean Policy, Enlargement and Information (Vice President )
6 January 1981
5 January 1985
Thorn
Cooperation , Development and Enlargement (Vice President )
5 January 1985
5 January 1989
Delors I
Carlo Ripa di Meana
Institutional Reform , Information , Culture and Tourism
5 January 1985
5 January 1989
Delors I
PSI
PES
Environment and Nuclear Safety
6 January 1989
4 January 1993
Delors II
Filippo Maria Pandolfi
Science, Research, Development , Telecommunications, Information Technology and Innovation (Vice President )
6 January 1989
4 January 1993
Delors II
DC
EPP
Antonio Ruberti
Science, Research, Technological Development , Education, Training and Youth (Vice President )
5 January 1993
23 January 1995
Delors III
PSI
PES
Raniero Vanni d'Archirafi
Institutional Reform , Internal Market, Financial Services , Enterprise and SMEs
5 January 1993
23 January 1995
Delors III
DC
EPP
Emma Bonino
Fisheries and Consumers Policy
23 January 1995
15 September 1999
Santer
LB
ALDE
Mario Monti
Internal Market, Financial Services , Customs and Taxation
23 January 1995
15 September 1999
Santer
Ind.
ALDE
Competition
16 September 1999
21 November 2004
Prodi
Romano Prodi
President
16 September 1999
21 November 2004
Prodi
ID /DL [ 19]
ALDE [ 20]
Franco Frattini
Justice, Freedom and Security (Vice President )
22 November 2004
23 April 2008
Barroso I
FI
EPP
Antonio Tajani
Transport (Vice President )
18 June 2008
9 February 2010
Barroso I
PdL
EPP
Industry and Entrepreneurship (Vice President )[ 15]
9 February 2010
1 July 2014
Barroso II
Ferdinando Nelli Feroci
Industry and Entrepreneurship
16 July 2014
31 October 2014
Barroso II
Ind.
EPP
Federica Mogherini
Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (Vice President )
1 November 2014
30 November 2019
Juncker
PD
PES
Paolo Gentiloni
Economy
1 December 2019
present
Von der Leyen I
PD
PES
Name
Portfolio
Start
End
Commission
National Party
European Party
Christopher Soames
External Relations (Vice President )
6 January 1973
5 January 1977
Ortoli
Con.
EPP
George Thomson
Regional Policy
6 January 1973
5 January 1977
Ortoli
Lab.
PES
Roy Jenkins
President
6 January 1977
6 January 1981
Jenkins
Lab.
PES
Christopher Tugendhat
Budget, Financial Control and Financial Institutions
6 January 1977
6 January 1981
Jenkins
Con.
EPP
Budget, Financial Control , Financial Institutions , Personnel and Administration (Vice President )
6 January 1981
5 January 1985
Thorn
Ivor Richard
Employment, Social Affairs , Education and Training
6 January 1981
5 January 1985
Thorn
Lab.
PES
Arthur Cockfield
Internal Market , Customs Union and Taxation (Vice President )
5 January 1985
5 January 1989
Delors I
Con.
EPP
Stanley Clinton-Davis
Environment , Consumer Protection , Nuclear Safety and Transport
5 January 1985
5 January 1986
Delors I
Lab.
PES
Environment , Nuclear Safety and Transport
5 January 1986
5 January 1989
Bruce Millan
Regional Policy
6 January 1989
4 January 1993
Delors II
Lab.
PES
Regional Policy
5 January 1993
23 January 1995
Delors III
Leon Brittan
Competition and Financial Institutions (Vice President )
6 January 1989
4 January 1993
Delors II
Con.
EPP
Trade (Vice President )
5 January 1993
23 January 1995
Delors III
External Relations and Trade (Vice President )
23 January 1995
15 September 1999
Santer
Neil Kinnock
Transport
23 January 1995
15 September 1999
Santer
Lab.
PES
Administrative Reform (Vice President )
16 September 1999
21 November 2004
Prodi
Chris Patten
External Relations
16 September 1999
21 November 2004
Prodi
Con.
EPP
Peter Mandelson
Trade
22 November 2004
3 October 2008
Barroso I
Lab.
PES
Catherine Ashton
Trade
24 October 2008
1 December 2009
Barroso I
Lab.
PES
Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
1 December 2009
9 February 2010
Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (First Vice President )
9 February 2010
31 October 2014
Barroso II
Jonathan Hill
Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
1 November 2014
16 July 2016
Juncker
Con.
ECR [ 38]
Julian King
Security Union
19 September 2016
30 November 2019
Juncker
Con.
ECR
Pending confirmation [ edit ]
With the reelection of von der Leyen as president, the other 26 member states will submit names for her to assemble a Commission and assign portfolios, pending hearings in the Parliament and confirmation as a whole. She has asked for female and male candidates, as she did throughout her first commission.[citation needed ]
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 ]
Before hearings held [ edit ]
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
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
^ a b c Viviane Reding was on leave from 19 April 2014 – 25 May 2014 to campaign in the 2014 European Parliament election , and then resigned on 1 July 2014 to serve as a Member of the European Parliament . Johannes Hahn served as Acting Commissioner during her leave and again until the end of the Barroso II Commission.
^ a b Corina Crețu resigned on 1 July 2019 to serve as a Member of the European Parliament . Johannes Hahn served as Acting Commissioner until the end of the Juncker Commission.
^ a b Didier Reynders was on leave from 15 April 2024 – 25 June 2024 while being considered for Secretary General of the Council of Europe . Věra Jourová served as Acting Commissioner.
^ a b c d Margrethe Vestager was on leave from 5 September 2023 – 8 December 2023 while being considered for President of the European Investment Bank . Věra Jourová served as Acting Commissioner for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age and Didier Reynders served as Acting Commissioner for Competition.
^ Kuneva, now affiliated to the conservative grouping, was affiliated to the liberals during the Barroso I Commission.
^ a b c d Mariya Gabriel was on leave from 10 May 2023 – 15 May 2023 to participate in the government formation following the 2023 Bulgarian parliamentary election , and then resigned on 15 May 2023 to serve as Minister for Foreign Affairs . Initially, Margrethe Vestager served as Acting Commissioner for Innovation and Research and Margaritis Schinas served as Acting Commissioner for Culture, Education and Youth. When Vestager began her own leave on 5 September 2023, Schinas took over the whole portfolio until Iliana Ivanova took office.
^ a b Neven Mimica was on leave from 19 April 2014 – 25 May 2014 to campaign in the 2014 European Parliament election . László Andor served as Acting Commissioner.
^ ANO left ALDE on 21 June 2024.
^ a b c Olli Rehn was on leave from 7 April 2014 – 25 May 2014 to campaign in the 2014 European Parliament election , and then resigned on 1 July 2014 to serve as a Member of the European Parliament . Siim Kallas served as Acting Commissioner during his leave and again until the end of the Barroso II Commission.
^ a b Andrus Ansip resigned on 1 July 2019 to serve as a Member of the European Parliament and Maroš Šefčovič served as Acting Commissioner until the end of the Juncker Commission.
^ Kristalina Georgieva resigned on 1 January 2017 to serve as Chief Executive of the World Bank Group . Günther Oettinger assumed her portfolio for Budget and Human Resources, while Andrus Ansip served as Acting Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society (Oettinger's original portfolio) until Mariya Gabriel took office.
^ a b Jutta Urpilainen was on leave from 2 December 2023 – 28 January 2024 to campaign in the 2024 Finnish presidential election . Margaritis Schinas served as Acting Commissioner.
^ Ortoli was a party member of the UDR until 5 December 1976, after which he served as a member of the RPR .
^ Barnier was elevated to Vice President in the Barroso II Commission from 1 July 2014.
^ a b c Antonio Tajani was on leave from 19 April 2014 – 25 May 2014 to campaign in the 2014 European Parliament election , and then resigned on 1 July 2014 to serve as a Member of the European Parliament . Michel Barnier served as Acting Commissioner during his leave and again until the end of the Barroso II Commission.
^ Oettinger was elevated to Vice President in the Barroso II Commission from 1 July 2014.
^ a b Fidesz was suspended from the EPP on 20 March 2019 and left on 3 March 2021.
^ Sandri was elevated to Vice President in the Hallstein II Commission from 30 July 1965.
^ Prodi was a party member of ID until 23 March 2002, after which he served as a member of DL .
^ Prodi, now affiliated to the socialist grouping, was affiliated to the liberals during the Prodi Commission.
^ Piebalgs was a party member of the LC until 25 August 2007, after which she served as a member of the LPP .
^ Piebalgs, now a member of the conservative grouping, was affiliated to the liberals during his term in the Barroso Commission.
^ a b c Janusz Lewandowski was on leave from 19 April 2014 – 25 May 2014 to campaign in the 2014 European Parliament election , and then resigned on 1 July 2014 to serve as a Member of the European Parliament . Andris Piebalgs served as Acting Commissioner during his leave and again until the end of the Barroso II Commission.
^ Phil Hogan resigned on 26 August 2020. Dombrovskis served as Acting Commissioner until he was confirmed by the European Parliament on 12 October 2020.
^ a b Virginijus Sinkevičius resigned on 16 July 2024 to serve as a Member of the European Parliament. Maroš Šefčovič serves as Acting Commissioner until the end of the Von der Leyen I Commission.
^ Sinkevičius was a party member of LVŽS until 29 January 2022, after which he served as a member of DSVL .
^ a b Adina-Ioana Vălean resigned on 15 July 2024 to serve as a Member of the European Parliament. Wopke Hoekstra serves as Acting Commissioner until the end of the Von der Leyen I Commission.
^ a b Maroš Šefčovič was on leave from 19 April 2014 – 25 May 2014 to campaign in the 2014 European Parliament election . José Manuel Barroso served as Acting Commissioner.
^ The PNL party, now affiliated with the conservatives, was affiliated to the liberals during the Barroso I Commission.
^ a b Crețu was a party member of the PSD (affiliated to the PES ) until 17 January 2019, after which she served as a member of PRO (which has since also affiliated to the PES, but was then affiliated to the EDP –whose members mostly sit with the liberals in the European Parliament–but PRO members continued to sit with the socialists for the remainder of the Juncker Commission).
^ Smer was suspended from the PES on 12 October 2023.
^ John Dalli resigned on 16 October 2012 and Šefčovič served as Acting Commissioner until Tonio Borg took office.
^ a b Maroš Šefčovič was on leave from 18 January 2019 – 30 March 2019 to campaign in the 2019 Slovak presidential election . Miguel Arias Cañete served as Acting Commissioner.
^ a b Frans Timmermans resigned on 22 August 2023 to campaign in the 2023 Dutch general election . Šefčovič served as Acting Commissioner of the European Green Deal and was confirmed by the European Parliament with its Executive Vice President rank on 5 October 2023. He also served as Acting Commissioner for Climate Action until Wopke Hoekstra took office.
^ Lenarčič is affiliated to the liberals, while remaining nationally unaffiliated during his term in the Von der Leyen I Commission.
^ Jacques Santer resigned on 16 March 1999 and Marín served as Acting President until Romano Prodi took office.
^ "Parliament approves the "von der Leyen II" Commission | News | European Parliament" . www.europarl.europa.eu . 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024 .
^ The UK Conservative Party had previously been part of the EPP and joined the ECR on 1 October 2009.
^ Goulard was nominated to a portfolio that was to also include Industrial Policy , the Digital Single Market and a new Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space . However, she was rejected by the European Parliament.
^ Trócsányi was rejected by the European Parliament.
^ Plumb was initially named by the Romanian government as the female candidate for the Von der Leyen Commission, alongside Dan Nica , abiding by her request to achieve a gender parity. She was formally nominated by Von der Leyen but rejected by the European Parliament.
^ Simson was nominated to complete the term of Andrus Ansip , who resigned on 1 July 2019 to take a seat in the European Parliament, without an assigned portfolio. However, it was agreed to let the seat remain vacant until the Von der Leyen I Commission began. Simson was then nominated and confirmed for a full term.
^ Pașcu was nominated to complete the term of Corina Crețu , who resigned on 1 July 2019 to take a seat in the European Parliament, without an assigned portfolio. However, it was agreed to let the seat remain vacant until the Von der Leyen I Commission began.
^ Szczerski was initially named by the Polish government, however after Von der Leyen indicated she preferred Poland take the Agriculture portfolio, he withdrew to allow another candidate, Janusz Wojciechowski , with more expertise to be formally nominated.
^ Marques was initially named by the Portuguese government as the male candidate for the Von der Leyen Commission, alongside Elisa Ferreira , abiding by her request to achieve a gender parity. Ferreira went on to be formally nominated by Von der Leyen and approved by the European Parliament.
^ Nica was initially named by the Romanian government as the male candidate for the Von der Leyen Commission, alongside Rovana Plumb , abiding by her request to achieve a gender parity. After Plumb went on to be formally nominated by Von der Leyen and subsequently rejected by the European Parliament, the Romanian government named Nica the male candidate, alongside Melania-Gabriela Ciot , with him as the leading candidate. However, he was denied by Von der Leyen.
^ After Plumb's rejection by the European Parliament, the Romanian government named Ciot the female candidate, alongside Dan Nica , with her as the reserve candidate. However, she was denied by Von der Leyen.
^ After Nica and Ciot were denied nomination by Von der Leyen, the Romanian government named Negrescu. However, he was also denied by Von der Leyen.
^ After Negrescu was denied nomination by Von der Leyen, the Romanian government lost parliament's confidence and Mureșan was named by the new government alongside Adina-Ioana Vălean . Vălean went on to be formally nominated by Von der Leyen.
^ After Phil Hogan left the Von der Leyen Commission, McDowell was initially named by the Irish government as the male candidate, alongside Mairead McGuinness as the female candidate. McGuinness went on to be formally nominated by Von der Leyen and confirmed by the European Parliament.
^ After Mariya Gabriel left the Von der Leyen I Commission, Lorer was initially named by the Bulgarian government as the announced male candidate, alongside Iliana Ivanova as the female candidate. Ivanova went on to be formally nominated by Von der Leyen and confirmed by the European Parliament.
Jean Rey (Rey Commission, 1967–70 )
Franco Maria Malfatti (Malfatti Commission, 1970–72 )
Sicco Mansholt (Mansholt Commission, 1972–73 )
François-Xavier Ortoli (Ortoli Commission, 1973–77 )
Roy Jenkins (Jenkins Commission, 1977–81 )
Gaston Thorn (Thorn Commission, 1981–85 )
Jacques Delors (Delors Commission, 1985–95 )
Jacques Santer (Santer Commission, 1995–99 )
Acting: Manuel Marín (Santer Commission, 1999 )
Romano Prodi (Prodi Commission, 1999–2004 )
José Durão Barroso (Barroso Commission, 2004–09 )
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