The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) is a committee of the European Parliament. It is responsible for issues of employment and social policy, including labour rights, social security, inclusion, free movement for workers and pensioners, professional and vocational training, the European Social Fund, and employment discrimination law. During the Ninth European Parliament (2019–2024), the committee has 55 members. Since 24 January 2022, it is chaired by Dragoș Pîslaru from Romania. [1]
As of 13 April 2022, the 55 members of the committee are: [2]
| Chairperson | Term start | Term end | Group | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pervenche Berès | 16 July 2009 | 30 June 2014 | S&D | France | |
 | Thomas Händel | 7 July 2014 | 30 June 2019 | GUE/NGL | Germany | |
 | Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová | 18 July 2019 | 18 June 2021 | ECR | Slovakia | |
| 18 June 2021 | 24 January 2022 | RE | ||||
 | Dragoș Pîslaru | 24 January 2022 | Incumbent | RE | Romania | |
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