European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms
Appearance
European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms | |
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since 1 December 2019 | |
Appointer | President of the European Commission |
Inaugural holder | Hans von der Groeben |
Formation | 1967 |
The Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms is a portfolio within the European Commission. The current Commissioner is Elisa Ferreira.
The portfolio is responsible for managing the regional policy of the European Union, such as the European Regional Development Fund, which takes up a third of the EU's budget.
Current commissioner
[edit]Commissioner Elisa Ferreira was approved by the European Parliament in 2019.
List of commissioners
[edit]# | Name | Country | Period | Commission | |
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1 | Hans von der Groeben | Germany | 1967–1970 | Rey Commission | |
2 | Albert Borschette | Luxembourg | 1970–1973 | Malfatti Commission, Mansholt Commission | |
3 | George Thomson | United Kingdom | 1973–1977 | Ortoli Commission | |
4 | Antonio Giolitti | Italy | 1977–1985 | Jenkins Commission, Thorn Commission | |
5 | Grigoris Varfis | Greece | 1985–1989 | Delors Commission I | |
6 | Bruce Millan | United Kingdom | 1989–1994 | Delors Commission II & III | |
7 | Monika Wulf-Mathies | Germany | 1994–1999 | Santer Commission | |
8 | Michel Barnier | France | 1999–2004 | Prodi Commission | |
9 | Jacques Barrot | France | 2004 | Prodi Commission | |
10 | Péter Balázs | Hungary | 2004 | Prodi Commission | |
11 | Danuta Hübner | Poland | 2004–2009 | Barroso Commission I | |
12 | Paweł Samecki | Poland | 2009–2010 | Barroso Commission I | |
13 | Johannes Hahn | Austria | 2010–2014 | Barroso Commission II | |
14 | Corina Crețu | Romania | 2014–2019 | Juncker Commission | |
15 | Elisa Ferreira | Portugal | 2019–present | Von der Leyen Commission |
See also
[edit]- Directorate-General for Regional Policy
- European Regional Development Fund
- Structural Funds and Cohesion Funds
- Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession
- European Social Fund