European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights

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European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
Minzatu EC Portrait 2024 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Roxana Mînzatu
since 1 December 2024
Appointer President of the European Commission
Inaugural holder Lionello Levi Sandri
Formation1967

The Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights is a member of the European Commission. The position was previously titled as the Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility until 2019. Since 2024 it is titled Commissioner for Skills, Education and Culture, Quality Jobs, and Social Rights.

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The portfolio is responsible for matters relating to employment, social affairs, skills, and labour mobility. It also includes the coordination of the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) and the management of the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI), which brings together three EU programmes since 2014, namely EURES, PROGRESS, and Progress Microfinance.

List of commissioners

#NameCountryPeriodCommission
1 Sin foto.svg Lionello Levi Sandri Flag of Italy.svg Italy1967–1970 Rey Commission
2 Albert Coppe (1967) (cropped).jpg Albert Coppé Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium1970–1973 Malfatti Commission, Mansholt Commission
3 Irish President Patrick Hillery in the Netherlands 1986 (cropped).jpg Patrick Hillery Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland1973–1977 Ortoli Commission
4 Henk Vredeling 1974 (1).jpg Henk Vredeling Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands1977–1981 Jenkins Commission
5 Sin foto.svg Ivor Richard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom1981–1985 Thorn Commission
6 Peter Sutherland (1985).jpg Peter Sutherland Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland1985–1989 Delors Commission I
7 Vasso Papandreou 1990 (cropped).jpg Vasso Papandreou Flag of Greece.svg Greece1989–1992 Delors Commission II
8 Padraig Flynn, December 1994 (cropped).jpg Pádraig Flynn Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland1993–1999 Delors Commission III, Santer Commission
9 Anna Diamantopoulou2.jpg Anna Diamantopoulou Flag of Greece.svg Greece1999–2004 Prodi Commission
10 Vladimir Spidla, 2007 crop.jpg Vladimír Špidla Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic2004–2010 Barroso Commission I
11 Laszlo Andor - World Economic Forum on Europe 2010.jpg László Andor Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary2010–2014 Barroso Commission II
12 Marianne Thyssen EPP Political Assembly, 4 June 2018.jpg Marianne Thyssen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium2014–2019 Juncker Commission
13 Nicolas Schmit - 2023 (cropped).jpg Nicolas Schmit Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg2019–2024 von der Leyen Commission
14 Minzatu EC Portrait 2024 (cropped).jpg Roxana Mînzatu Flag of Romania.svg Romania2024–present von der Leyen Commission II

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