European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

The Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion is the member of the European Commission. The current commissioner is Marianne Thyssen.

The portfolio is responsible for matters including those relating to employment, discrimination and social affairs such as welfare.

Current commissioner

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]

List of commissioners

	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	2010–2014	Barroso Commission II
12	Marianne Thyssen	Belgium	2014 onwards	Juncker Commission

References

See also

• Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
• European Social Fund
• European Year of Equal Opportunities for All

External links

• Commissioner's website
• European Commission's Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
• European Social Fund
• EURES – European Job Mobility Portal

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