The Commissioner for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness 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. The current holder is Roxana Mînzatu.
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 Lionello Levi Sandri 1967–1970 Rey Commission 2 Albert Coppé 1970–1973 Malfatti Commission, Mansholt Commission 3 Patrick Hillery 1973–1977 Ortoli Commission 4 Henk Vredeling 1977–1981 Jenkins Commission 5 Ivor Richard 1981–1985 Thorn Commission 6 Peter Sutherland 1985–1989 Delors Commission I 7 Vasso Papandreou 1989–1992 Delors Commission II 8 Pádraig Flynn 1993–1999 Delors Commission III, Santer Commission 9 Anna Diamantopoulou 1999–2004 Prodi Commission 10 Vladimír Špidla 2004–2010 Barroso Commission I 11 László Andor 2010–2014 Barroso Commission II 12 Marianne Thyssen 2014–2019 Juncker Commission 13 Nicolas Schmit 2019–2024 von der Leyen Commission 14 Roxana Mînzatu 2024–present von der Leyen Commission II
See also Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities European Social Fund European Year of Equal Opportunities for All
References
External links Commissioner's website European Commission's Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities European Social Fund European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) EURES – European Job Mobility Portal