European Commissioner for Equality
Appearance
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European Commissioner for Equality | |
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Assumed office 1 December 2019 | |
President | Ursula von der Leyen |
The European Commissioner for Equality is a post in the European Commission. The portfolio was previously combined with Justice as Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality under commissioner is Věra Jourová; however, the two portfolios were split in December 2019. Helena Dalli serves as Equality Commissioner.[1][2]
Portfolio
[edit]The post was created in 2010 by splitting the previous Justice, Freedom and Security portfolio into a justice post (the subject covered here) and a security post: the Commissioner for Home Affairs. This split was made as a concession to the liberals in the European Parliament to gain their support for the second Barroso Commission.
References
[edit]- ^ "Helena Dalli". commissioners.ec.europa.eu. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Helena Dalli". ERC. Retrieved 27 November 2023.