The Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion is the member of the European Commission. The current commissioner is László Andor.
The portfolio is responsible for matters including those relating to employment, discrimination and social affairs such as welfare.
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Commissioner Špidla was approved by the European Parliament in 2004, the position had been expanded to include equal opportunities since the Prodi Commission. Špidla states his desire to preserve the European social model. To do so Europe needs to preserve its "core values of social justice, equality, respect for rights and dignity for every individual."[1]
His key policies are to "create more and better jobs," "reap the benefits of its enlargement," "address the impact of demographic ageing" and "promote an inclusive society."[2] He has also created a European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF) similar to the European Social Fund to help businesses adjust to the effects of globalisation.[3]
| Name | Country | Period | Commission | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionello Levi Sandri | Italy | 1967–1970 | Rey Commission |
| 2 | Albert Coppé | Belgium | 1970–1973 | Malfatti Commission, Mansholt Commission |
| 3 | Patrick Hillery | Ireland | 1973–1977 | Ortoli Commission |
| 4 | Henk Vredeling | Netherlands | 1977–1981 | Jenkins Commission |
| 5 | Ivor Richard | United Kingdom | 1981–1985 | Thorn Commission |
| 6 | Peter Sutherland | Ireland | 1985–1989 | Delors Commission I |
| 7 | Vasso Papandreou | Greece | 1989–1992 | Delors Commission II |
| 8 | Pádraig Flynn | Ireland | 1993–1999 | Delors Commission III, Santer Commission, Marín Commission |
| 9 | Anna Diamantopoulou | Greece | 1999–2004 | Prodi Commission |
| 10 | Vladimír Špidla | Czech Republic | 2004–2010 | Barroso Commission I |
| 11 | László Andor | Hungary | 2010 onwards | Barroso Commission II |