European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science
The Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science is a portfolio within the European Commission. The current commissioner is Carlos Moedas (EPP).
The portfolio is responsible primarily for research and improving the conditions in the Union for researchers. The post is known familiarly as Science and Research; however it involves other fields such as technology, development etc.
Current commissioner
Moedas was approved by the European Parliament in 2014 as European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science.
List of commissioners
Name | Country | Period | Commission | |
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1 | Fritz Hellwig | West Germany | 1967–1970 | Rey Commission |
2 | Ralf Dahrendorf | West Germany | 1973–1977 | Ortoli Commission |
3 | Guido Brunner | West Germany | 1977–1981 | Jenkins Commission |
4 | Filippo Maria Pandolfi | Italy | 1989–1993 | Delors Commission |
5 | Antonio Ruberti | Italy | 1993–1995 | Delors Commission III |
6 | Édith Cresson | France | 1995–1999 | Santer Commission |
7 | Philippe Busquin | Belgium | 1999–2004 | Prodi Commission |
8 | Louis Michel | Belgium | 2004 | Prodi Commission |
9 | Janez Potočnik | Slovenia | 2004–2010 | Barroso Commission I |
10 | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | Ireland | 2010–2014 | Barroso Commission II |
11 | Carlos Moedas | Portugal | 2014–present | Juncker Commission |
See also
- Directorate-General for Research
- Joint Research Centre
- European Research Area
- Framework Programmes
- Lisbon Strategy
- European Atomic Energy Community
- Eurodoc
- European Research Advisory Board
- European Research Council
- European Charter for Researchers
- European Council of Applied Sciences and Engineering
- European Institute of Technology
External links
- Commissioner's website
- Commission's research portal
- EU joint research centre
- AthenaWeb – European Science Research