After a lengthy procedure and a few unexpected changes within the commissioners list from below (i.e. rejection of the French, Romanian and Hungarian nominees) which led to a delay of the prompt start of the new commission mandate, the new Ursula von der Leyen (VDL) Commission officially took office on December 1, 2019, without a UK Commissioner.
| Commissioner-designate | Portfolio | Member State |
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Ursula von der Leyen (Germany) European Commission President Elect |
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| Executive Vice-Presidents (holding a double function: Vice-President responsible for core topics of the VDL agenda and Commissioners) | ||
| Frans Timmermans | European Green Deal (+Commissioner for Climate Action) | Netherlands |
| Margrethe Vestager | A Europe fit for the Digital Age (+Commissioner for Competition) | Denmark |
| Valdis Dombrovskis | An Economy that Works for Europe (+Commissioner for Financial Services) | Latvia |
| Vice-Presidents | ||
| Josep Borrell | High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (+Vice President for Stronger Europe in the World) | Spain |
| Maroš Šefčovič | Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight | Slovakia |
| Věra Jourová | Values and Transparency | Czech Republic |
| Dubravka Šuica | Democracy and Demography | Croatia |
| Margaritis Schinas | Protecting our European Way of Life | Greece |
| Commissioners | ||
| Johannes Hahn | Budget and Administration | Austria |
| Phil Hogan | Trade | Ireland |
| Mariya Gabriel | Innovation and Youth | Bulgaria |
| Nicolas Schmit | Jobs | Luxemburg |
| Paolo Gentiloni | Economy | Italy |
| Janusz Wojciechowski | Agriculture | Poland |
| Elisa Ferreira | Cohesion and Reforms | Portugal |
| László Trócsányi | Neighborhood and Enlargement | Hungary |
| Stella Kyriakides | Health | Cyprus |
| Didier Reynders | Justice | Belgium |
| Rovana Plumb | Transport | Romania |
| Helena Dalli | Equality | Malta |
| Sylvie Goulard | Internal Market | France |
| Ylva Johansson | Home Affairs | Sweden |
| Janez Lenarčič | Crisis Management | Slovenia |
| Jutta Urpilainen | International Partnerships | Finland |
| Kadri Simson | Energy | Estonia |
| Virginijus Sinkevičius | Environment and Oceans | Lithuania |
To outline the change of leadership in the European Commission, portfolio attribution per country and Commissioner, as well as the main EU policy priorities for the coming five-year mandate of the VDL Commission, we have prepared this publication.
Please contact our European Public Policy Team if you have any question.
