European Commissioner for Economy

The European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity is the member of the European Commission responsible for the European Union’s economic and fiscal policy, including surveillance of national budgets and coordination of economic governance. The Commissioner leads the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) and plays a central role in the implementation of the European Semester and the enforcement of the Stability and Growth Pact.

The European Commissioner for Economy historically oversaw a broader range of responsibilities than today. In addition to economic and fiscal policy, past holders of the role were also responsible for financial affairs, investments, employment, taxation, customs and credit regulation. Over time, many of these functions have been reassigned to other Commissioners, leaving the Economy Commissioner focused primarily on macroeconomic governance, budgetary surveillance, and coordination with Member States.

The current Commissioner is Valdis Dombrovskis, who has held the office since 1 December 2024.

List of Commissioners No.PortraitNameTermPartyCommissionMember statePortfolio also includedEuropeanNational1Robert Marjolin1958–1967SOCSFIOHallstein I Hallstein IIFinancial Affairs2Raymond Barre1967–1973IndependentRey Malfatti MansholtFinancial Affairs3Wilhelm Haferkamp1973–1977SOCSPDOrtoliFinance, Investments4François-Xavier Ortoli1977–1985EPPRPRJenkins ThornFinance and Credit, Investments5Alois Pfeiffer1985–1987SOCSPDDelors IEmployment6Peter Schmidhuber1987–1989EPPCSUDelors IEmployment7Henning Christophersen1989–1995ALDEVDelors II Delors III8Yves-Thibault de Silguy1995–1999EPPUMPSanterCredit, Investments9Pedro Solbes1999–2004PESPSOEProdi10Joaquín Almunia2004–2010PESPSOEProdi Barroso I*Siim Kallas2004ALDEReformProdi11Olli Rehn2010–2014ALDECBarroso II12Pierre Moscovici2014–2019PESPSJunckerTaxation, Customs13Paolo Gentiloni2019–2024PESPDvon der Leyen I14Valdis Dombrovskis2024–presentEPPVvon der Leyen IICommissioner for Economy and Productivity and Commissioner for Implementation and Simplification

See also Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs European Union withholding tax EU VAT Stability and Growth Pact

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