Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation

The Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation is a member of the European Commission . The department has existed since 1967 with different names and layouts; most recently it was called research and innovation until 2014 .

The current incumbent in the von der Leyen Commission, which has been in office since December 2019, is Marija Gabriel , who also heads the Education and Culture Commission department .

Previous incumbent

Commissioner	Term of office	Country	national party	European party / political direction
Marija Gabriel	since 2019	Bulgaria	GERB	EPP
Carlos Moedas	2014-2019	Portugal	Psd	EPP
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn	2010-2014	Ireland	FF	ELDR
Janez Potočnik	2004-2010	Slovenia	LDS related parties	ELDR related parties
Philippe Busquin	1999-2004	Belgium	PS	SPE
Edith Cresson	1995-1999	France	PS	SPE
Antonio Ruberti	1993-1995	Italy	PSI	SPE
Filippo Maria Pandolfi	1989-1993	Italy	DC	EPP
Karl-Heinz Narjes	1985-1989	Germany	CDU	EPP
unoccupied	1981-1985
Guido Brunner	1977-1981	Germany	FDP	ELDR
Ralf Dahrendorf	1973-1977	Germany	FDP	ELDR
Altiero Spinelli	1970-1973	Italy	PCI related parties	eurocommunist
Fritz Hellwig	1967-1970	Germany	CDU	Christian Democratic