Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
The Commissioner for Employment and Social Rights is a member of the European Commission . The Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion is assigned to him. Your activity should contribute to the development of a modern and sustainable social model with more and better quality jobs in Europe. To this end, the Commission mediates between national economic, social and employment policymakers and works with the EU Council of Ministers on social issues. So far, however, the European Union has hardly acted legislatively in this area.
The current incumbent in the Von der Leyen Commission , which started its work in December 2019, is Nicolas Schmit .
Previous incumbent
Commissioner | Term of office | Country | national party | European party / political direction |
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Nicolas Schmit | since 2019 | Luxembourg | LSAP | SPE |
Marianne Thyssen | 2014-2019 | Belgium | CD&V | EPP |
László Andor | 2010-2014 | Hungary | MSZP | SPE |
Vladimír Špidla | 2004-2010 | Czech Republic | ČSSD | SPE |
Stavros Dimas | 2004 | Greece | ND | EPP |
Anna Diamantopoulou | 1999-2004 | Greece | PASOK | SPE |
Pádraig Flynn | 1993 - 1999 | Ireland | FF | national liberal |
Vasso Papandreou | 1989-1993 | Greece | PASOK | SPE |
Manuel Marín | 1986-1989 | Spain | PSOE | SPE |
Peter Sutherland | 1985-1986 | Ireland | FG | EPP |
Ivor Richard | 1981-1985 | United Kingdom | Labor | SPE |
Henk Vredeling | 1977-1981 | Netherlands | PvdA | SPE |
Patrick Hillery | 1973-1977 | Ireland | FF | national liberal |
Albert Coppé | 1970-1973 | Belgium | CVP | Christian Democratic |
Lionello Levi Sandri | 1961 - 1970 | Italy | PSI | social democratic |
Giuseppe Petrilli | 1958-1961 | Italy | DC | Christian Democratic |
Web links
- Homepage of the current commissioner - Nicolas Schmit
- Homepage of the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
- Journal of this Directorate General "Social Agenda" (quarterly - German, English and French)