Ursula von der Leyen’s new European Commission
Commission president hands out the top jobs in her new team.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday handed out the top jobs in her team.
The second von der Leyen Commission has a different structure than the first. Now, there are now two layers of command: executive vice presidents and commissioners. The previous third layer of vice presidents is now dropped.
Here’s the full list of portfolios:
Ursula von der Leyen (Germany): European Commission President
Teresa Ribera (Spain): Executive Vice-President for the Clean, Just and Competitive Transition
Henna Virkkunen (Finland): Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy
Stéphane Séjourné (France): Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy
Roxana Mînzatu (Romania): Executive Vice-President for People, Skills and Preparedness
Raffaele Fitto (Italy): Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms
Kaja Kallas (Estonia): High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy
Magnus Brunner (Austria): Internal Affairs and Migration
Hadja Lahbib (Belgium): Preparedness, Crisis Management. Equality
Ekaterina Zaharieva (Bulgaria): Startups, Research and Innovation
Dubravka Šuica (Croatia): Mediterranean
Costas Kadis (Cyprus): Fisheries and Oceans
Jozef Síkela (Czech Republic): International Partnerships
Dan Jørgensen (Denmark): Energy and Housing
Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Greece): Sustainable Transport and Tourism
Olivér Várhelyi (Hungary): Health and Animal Welfare
Michael McGrath (Ireland): Democracy, Justice and Rule of Law
Valdis Dombrovskis (Latvia): Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification
Andrius Kubilius (Lithuania): Defense and Space
Christophe Hansen (Luxembourg): Agriculture and Food
Glenn Micallef (Malta): Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport
Wopke Hoekstra (Netherlands): Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth
Piotr Serafin (Poland): Budget, Anti-fraud, Public Administrations
Maria Luís Albuquerque (Portugal): Financial Services
Roxana Mînzatu (Romania): People, Skills and Preparedness
Maroš Šefčovič (Slovakia): Trade and Economic Security, Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency
Marta Kos (Slovenia): Enlargement
Jessika Roswall (Sweden): Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy
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