The new Commission will have 6 executive vice-presidents: 4 women and 2 men, as announced by the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at a press conference at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, during which she presented the new House of Commissioners and their portfolios. Among the and Apostolos Tzizikostas where will it be Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism.

The ratio of men / women in the new Commission as a whole will be 60% – 40%.

The 6 executive vice-presidents of the Commission in detail:

  1. OR Teresa Ribeira (Spain) will be executive vice president of a clean, fair and competitive transition. She will also be responsible for competition policy. He will lead work to ensure that Europe meets its targets set out in the European Green Deal.
  2. OR Hena Virkunen (Finland) will be the executive vice president for Technology, Security and Democracy. She will also be responsible for the digital and cutting-edge technology portfolio. “I will have Henna look into the internal and external aspects of security. But also to strengthen the foundations of our democracy, such as the rule of law, and to protect it wherever it is attacked”said the president of the Commission.
  3. THE Stéphane Cezournet (France) will be the executive vice president for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy. He will also be responsible for the industry, SME and Single Market portfolio. “He will lead the work to create the conditions for the growth of our companies – from investment and innovation to financial stability and trade and financial security”Ursula von der Leyen reported.
  4. OR Kaya Kalas (Estonia) she will be the High Representative and Vice-President of the EU. “We are in an era of geostrategic rivalries and instability. Our foreign and security policy must be designed with this reality in mind and must be more aligned with our own interests.”said the president of the Commission and added: “I know I can count on her” to ensure that we remain a Geopolitical Commission.
  5. OR Rohana Minzatou (Romania) is the executive vice president for People, Skills and Readiness. It will have responsibility for skills, education and culture, quality jobs and social rights. R. Minzatou will mainly lead the Skills Union and the European Pillar of Social Rights. It will focus on those areas that are critical to uniting society.
  6. THE Raffaele Fito (Italy) he will be the executive vice-president for Cohesion and Reforms. He will be responsible for the portfolio dealing with cohesion policy, regional development and cities. “We will draw on his extensive experience to help modernize and strengthen our cohesion, investment and growth policies”said the president of the Commission.

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The new Commission in detail

  • Ursula von der Leyen (Germany): President of the European Commission
  • Teresa Ribera (Spain): Executive Vice President for Clean, Fair and Competitive Transition
  • Henna Virkkunen (Finland): Executive Vice President for Technology Governance, Security and Democracy
  • Stéphane Séjourné (France): Executive Vice President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy
  • Roxana Mînzatu (Romania): Executive Vice President for People, Skills and Readiness
  • Raffaele Fitto (Italy): Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms
  • Kaja Kallas (Estonia): High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
  • Magnus Brunner (Austria): Home Affairs and Immigration
  • Hadja Lahbib (Belgium): Preparedness, Crisis Management. Equality
  • Ekaterina Zaharieva (Bulgaria): Startups, Research and Innovation
  • Dubravka Šuica (Croatia): Mediterranean
  • Kostas Kadis (Cyprus): Fisheries and oceans
  • Jozef Síkela (Czech Republic): International Partnerships
  • Dan Jørgensen (Denmark): Energy and housing
  • Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Greece): Sustainable Transport and Tourism
  • Olivér Várhelyi (Hungary): Animal health and welfare
  • Michael McGrath (Ireland): Democracy, justice and the rule of law
  • Valdis Dombrovskis (Latvia): Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification
  • Andrius Kubilius (Lithuania): Defense and Space
  • Christophe Hansen (Luxembourg): Agriculture and Food
  • Glenn Micallef (Malta): Intergenerational Justice, Youth, Culture and Sports
  • Wopke Hoekstra (Netherlands): Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth
  • Piotr Serafin (Poland): Budget, Anti-fraud, Public Administration
  • Maria Luís Albuquerque (Portugal): Financial Services
  • Maroš Šefčovič (Slovakia): Trade and economic security, inter-institutional relations and transparency
  • Marta Kos (Slovenia): Enlargement
  • Jessika Roswall (Sweden): Environment, water resilience and competitive circular economy