European Commissioner for Economy

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European Commissioner for Economy
Dombrovskis EC Portrait 2024.jpg
since 1 December 2024
Appointer President of the European Commission
Inaugural holder Frits Bolkestein
Formation1999

The European Commissioner for Economy is a member of the European Commission. The current Economy Commissioner is Valdis Dombrovskis.

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From 2014 to 2019 the post was named Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs. Until 2014 the post was named Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud and was previously divided prior to 2010, with audit being under control of the Commissioner for Administrative Affairs. The post was abolished in 2014, when the Juncker Commission merged the post with that of the Economic and Financial Affairs portfolio.

The post is responsible for the EU's customs union and taxation policy. The European Union has had a customs union since the creation of the European Economic Community and that union extends to Turkey, Andorra and San Marino. Since 2010 it gained responsibility for audit (budgetary discharge, internal audit, counter fraud): in particular the Internal Audit Service and the European Anti-fraud Office.

List of commissioners

PortraitNamePartyGroupCountryPeriodCommission
Frits Bolkestein 1999.jpg Frits Bolkestein VVD ELDR Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1999–2004 Prodi Commission (Taxation)
Official portrait of Neil Kinnock, Member of the EC (cropped).jpg Neil Kinnock Labour PES Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Prodi Commission (Audit)
MSZP Congress July 2014-07.JPG László Kovács MSZP PES Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2004–2010 Barroso Commission I (Taxation)
Siim Kallas 2004 (cropped).jpg Siim Kallas ER ALDE Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Barroso Commission I (Audit)
Algirdas Semeta.jpg Algirdas Šemeta TS–LKD EPP Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2010–2014 Barroso Commission II
Pierre Moscovici crop.jpg Pierre Moscovici PS S&D Flag of France.svg  France 2014–2019 Juncker Commission
Paolo Gentiloni EC 2019 (cropped).jpg Paolo Gentiloni PD S&D Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2019–2024 Von der Leyen Commission I
Dombrovskis EC Portrait 2024 (cropped).jpg Valdis Dombrovskis V EPP Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2024–2029 von der Leyen Commission II

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