Vice-President of the European Commission

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A Vice-President of the European Commission is a post in the European Commission usually occupied by more than one member of the Commission. Since the 2009 Lisbon Treaty entered into force, one of these is ex officio the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, with the remaining being appointed at the discretion of the Commission President.

Role and benefits

Any Vice-President occupies this role in addition to the usual portfolio as Commissioner. Although the post of Vice-President gives little extra power, it is seen as important in appointments.

Commission salaries are set as a percentage of the top civil service grade. Vice-Presidents are paid at 125% (€22,122.10 monthly), in comparison to 112.5% (€19,909.89) for normal Commissioners and 138% (€24,422.80) for the President.^[1][2] The first Vice-President however, as he or she is also the High Representative, is paid at 130% (€23,006.98).^[3] There are further allowances on top of these figures.^[1]

First Vice-President

The First-Vice-President usually takes on the main role of a Vice-President: taking over from the President in their absence. The current First-Vice-President is Frans Timmermans. The Previous First-Vice-President was Catherine Ashton who was also the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

Historical Vice-Presidents

Commission	Entered office	Left office	Name	State	Party
Hallstein I
	7 January 1958	9 January 1962	Sicco Mansholt	Netherlands	PvdA
	7 January 1958	9 January 1962	Robert Marjolin	France	SFIO
	7 January 1958	15 September 1959	Piero Malvestiti	Italy	DC
Hallstein II
	10 January 1962	30 June 1967	Sicco Mansholt	Netherlands	PvdA
	10 January 1962	30 June 1967	Robert Marjolin	France	SFIO
	10 January 1962	15 May 1963	Giuseppe Caron	Italy	DC
	30 July 1965	30 June 1967	Lionello Sandri	Italy	PSI
Rey
	2 July 1967	30 June 1970	Sicco Mansholt	Netherlands	PvdA
	2 July 1967	30 June 1970	Lionello Sandri	Italy	PSI
	2 July 1967	30 June 1970	Fritz Hellwig	West Germany	CDU
	2 July 1967	30 June 1970	Raymond Barre	France	UDF
	2 July 1967	30 June 1970	Wilhelm Haferkamp	West Germany	SPD
Malfatti
	1 July 1970	21 March 1972	Sicco Mansholt	Netherlands	PvdA
	1 July 1970	21 March 1972	Wilhelm Haferkamp	West Germany	SPD
Mansholt
	22 March 1972	5 January 1973	Wilhelm Haferkamp	West Germany	SPD
Ortoli
	6 January 1973	5 January 1977	Patrick Hillery	Ireland	FF
	6 January 1973	5 January 1977	Wilhelm Haferkamp	West Germany	SPD
	6 January 1973	5 January 1977	Henri Simonet	Belgium	PS
	6 January 1973	5 January 1977	Christopher Soames	United Kingdom	Con.
	6 January 1973	5 January 1977	Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza	Italy	DC
Jenkins
	6 January 1977	5 January 1981	Wilhelm Haferkamp	West Germany	SPD
	6 January 1977	5 January 1981	Henk Vredeling	Netherlands	PvdA
	6 January 1977	5 January 1981	Finn Olav Gundelach	Denmark	SD
	6 January 1977	5 January 1981	François-Xavier Ortoli	France	RPR
	6 January 1977	5 January 1981	Lorenzo Natali	Italy	DC
Thorn
	6 January 1981	5 January 1985	Christopher Tugendhat	United Kingdom	Con.
	6 January 1981	5 January 1985	François-Xavier Ortoli	France	RPR
Delors I
	6 January 1985	5 January 1989	Frans Andriessen	Netherlands	CDA
	6 January 1985	5 January 1989	Arthur Cockfield	United Kingdom	Con.
	6 January 1985	5 January 1989	Karl-Heinz Narjes	West Germany	CDU
	6 January 1985	5 January 1989	Lorenzo Natali	Italy	DC
	5 January 1986	5 January 1989	Manuel Marín	Spain	PSOE
Delors II
	5 January 1989	6 January 1993	Frans Andriessen	Netherlands	CDA
	5 January 1989	6 January 1993	Leon Brittan	United Kingdom	Con.
	5 January 1989	6 January 1993	Henning Christophersen	Denmark	Venstre
	5 January 1989	6 January 1993	Manuel Marín	Spain	PSOE
	5 January 1989	6 January 1993	Filippo Maria Pandolfi	Italy	DC
Delors III
	6 January 1993	22 January 1995	Martin Bangemann	Germany	FDP
	6 January 1993	22 January 1995	Leon Brittan	United Kingdom	Con.
	6 January 1993	22 January 1995	Henning Christophersen	Denmark	Venstre
	6 January 1993	22 January 1995	Manuel Marín	Spain	PSOE
	6 January 1993	22 January 1995	Karel Van Miert	Belgium	Sp.a
	6 January 1993	22 January 1995	Antonio Ruberti	Italy	PSI
Santer
	23 January 1995	15 March 1999	Leon Brittan	United Kingdom	Con.
	23 January 1995	15 March 1999	Manuel Marín	Spain	PSOE
Marín
	16 March 1999	15 September 1999	Leon Brittan	United Kingdom	Con.
Prodi
	16 September 1999	21 November 2004	Neil Kinnock	United Kingdom	Labour
	16 September 1999	21 November 2004	Loyola de Palacio	Spain	PP
Barroso I
	22 November 2004	9 February 2010	Margot Wallström	Sweden	SAP
	22 November 2004	9 February 2010	Günter Verheugen	Germany	PSD
	22 November 2004	9 February 2010	Jacques Barrot	France	UMP
	22 November 2004	9 February 2010	Siim Kallas	Estonia	ERP
	22 November 2004	8 May 2008	Franco Frattini	Italy	FI
	9 May 2008	9 February 2010	Antonio Tajani	Italy	FI
Barroso II
	9 February 2010	1 November 2014	Catherine Ashton	United Kingdom	Labour
	9 February 2010	1 July 2014	Viviane Reding	Luxembourg	CSV
	9 February 2010	1 November 2014	Joaquín Almunia	Spain	PSOE
	9 February 2010	1 November 2014	Siim Kallas	Estonia	ERP
	9 February 2010	1 November 2014	Neelie Kroes	Netherlands	VVD
	9 February 2010	1 July 2014	Antonio Tajani	Italy	PDL
	9 February 2010	1 November 2014	Maroš Šefčovič	Slovakia	Smer
	27 October 2011	1 July 2014	Olli Rehn	Finland	SK
	1 July 2014	1 November 2014	Michel Barnier	France	UMP
	1 July 2014	1 November 2014	Günther Oettinger	Germany	CDU
	16 July 2014	1 November 2014	Jyrki Katainen	Finland	KOK
Juncker
	1 November 2014	present	Frans Timmermans	Netherlands	PvdA
	1 November 2014	present	Federica Mogherini	Italy	PD
	1 November 2014	present	Kristalina Georgieva	Bulgaria	GERB
	1 November 2014	present	Jyrki Katainen	Finland	KOK
	1 November 2014	present	Valdis Dombrovskis	Latvia	Unity
	1 November 2014	present	Andrus Ansip	Estonia	ERP
	1 November 2014	present	Maroš Šefčovič	Slovakia	Smer-SD

• First Vice-Presidents are in italics.

External links

• European Commission Website ec.europa.eu
• VP Ashton's Website ec.europa.eu

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