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
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)

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]).