Trade Commissioner

The Trade Commissioner is the member of the European Commission responsible for external trade policy . Since the Commission has very far-reaching powers on these issues, it is considered one of the more important portfolios. For example, the Trade Commissioner represents the entire European Union in negotiations in the World Trade Organization . The incumbent in the Von der Leyen commission was Phil Hogan from December 2019 to August 2020 .

Previous incumbent

Commissioner	Term of office	Country	national party	European party / political direction
Phil Hogan	2019-2020	Ireland	FG	EPP
Cecilia Malmström	2014-2019	Sweden	Liberalerna	ALDE
Karel De Gucht	2010-2014	Belgium	Open VLD	ELDR
Benita Ferrero-Waldner	2009-2010	Austria	ÖVP	EPP
Catherine Ashton	2008-2009	United Kingdom	Labor	SPE
Peter Mandelson	2004-2008	United Kingdom	Labor	SPE
Pascal Lamy	1999-2004	France	PS	SPE
Leon Brittan	1993 - 1999	United Kingdom	Conservatives	ED
Frans Andriessen	1989-1993	Netherlands	CDA	EPP
Willy De Clercq	1985-1989	Belgium	PVV	ELDR
unoccupied	1973–1985
Ralf Dahrendorf	1970 - 1973	BR Germany	FDP	liberal
Jean-François Deniau	1967-1970	France	UDF	EPP

See also

• Directorate General of the European Commission
• Common commercial policy

Individual evidence

1. ↑ dpa: The new commissioners: From old hands and newcomers - the new EU Commission . In: The time . November 27, 2019, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed December 1, 2019]).