New European Commission Overview of possible nominations by Member State
This document includes a summary of the names that have been speculated to be nominated by their national governments for the next mandate of the European Commission starting in autumn 2014. Both official nominations for few countries and rumoured politicians are listed. Also, the desired portfolio is added for those Member States that have expressed it.
Please note that official nominations by the Member States will continue over the next weeks, while the Commissioners will be vetted by the European Parliament in October following hearings with all nominated candidates.
[Update: July 22]
© European Union, 2014
List of countries:
Austria Germany Poland
Belgium Greece Portugal
Bulgaria Hungary Romania
Croatia Ireland Slovakia
Cyprus Italy Slovenia
Czech Republic Latvia Spain
Denmark Lithuania Sweden
Estonia Luxembourg United Kingdom
Finland Malta
France Netherlands
↑: candidates with increased possibilities
Kristalina Georgieva ↑ European Commissioner
Gergana Passy ex. Europe Minister Johannes Hahn Austria European Commissioner Bulgaria Sergei Stanishev MEP, ex. Prime Minister Official nomination Kristian Vigenin Foreign affairs Minister Desired portfolio: Foreign affairs
Pieter De Crem Defence Minister Karel De Gucht European Commissioner Belgium Neven Mimica Croatia European Commissioner Marianne Thyssen ↑ MEP
Didier Reynders Official nomination Foreign affairs Minister
Anders Fogh Rasmussen NATO Secretary General
Christos Stylianides Cyprus Denmark Mette Gjerskov MEP MP, ex. Agriculture Minister
Christine Antorini Education Minister Desired portfolio: Foreign affairs
Czech Věra Jourová Estonia Andrus Ansip Republic Regional development Minister MEP, ex. Prime Minister
Desired portfolio: Economic, finance Official nomination Official nomination Desired port-folio: Transport, Regional affairs, Industry, Institutional relations
Jyrki Katainen Günther Oettinger Finland ex. Prime Minister, European Commissioner Germany European Commissioner Desired portfolio: Economic, finance, energy, Desired portfolio: competition, Digital agenda Energy, Trade
Official nomination Official nomination
Pierre Moscovici ↑ ex. Finance Minister Dora Bakoyannis ↑ ex. Foreign affairs Minister
Jean-Marc Ayrault France ex. Prime Minister Greece
Kostis Chatzidakis ex. MEP, ex. MP, ex. Minister Élisabeth Guigou Desired portfolio: MP, ex. MEP and Europe Minister Foreign affairs Desired portfolio: Economic, Competition, VPHR
Mario Monti ex. Prime Minister, ex. European Commissioner Tibor Navracsics ↑
Foreign affairs and Trade Minister Enrico Letta ex. Prime Minister, ex. MEP Hungary Italy Enikő Győri Europe minister Massimo D’Alema President of FEPS, ex. Prime Minister
Federica Mogherini ↑ Foreign affairs Minister Desired portfolio: Foreign affairs
Phil Hogan Ireland Environment Minister Valdis Dombrovskis Latvia ex. Prime Minister
Desired portfolio: Desired portfolio: Agriculture Economic, finance
Official nomination Official nomination
Vytenis Andriukaitis Karmenu Vella Lithuania Health Minister Malta Tourism Minister
Desired portfolio: Health Official nomination Official nomination
Jeroen Dijsselbloem Finance Minister (President of Eurogroup)
Jean-Claude Juncker Frans Timmermans Luxembourg Netherlands ex. Prime Minister Foreign affairs Minister
Portfolio: President Liliane Ploumen Official nomination Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Minister Desired portfolio: Economic, Foreign affairs
Vitor Gaspar ex. Finance Minister Dacian Cioloș ↑ European Commissioner Paulo Portas Deputy Prime Minister
Portugal Vasile Pușcaș Romania Diplomat, ex. MP Maria Da Graça Carvalho ex. MEP Corina Crețu Maria João Rodrigues MEP Desired portfolio: Academic, ex. Minister Agriculture
Radosław Sikorski ↑ Foreign affairs Minister
Danuta Hübner Maroš Šefčovič Poland ex. European Commissioner Slovakia European Commissioner
Jacek Rostowski
ex. Finance Minister Official nomination
Desired portfolio: Foreign affairs
Janez Potočnik Fredrik Reinfeldt European Commissioner Prime Minister
Alenka Bratušek Slovenia ex. Prime Minister Carl Bildt Sweden Foreign affairs Minister
Anton Rop
EIB Vice-President Cecilia Malmström European Commissioner
Miguel Arias Cañete ↑ MEP
Ana Pastor Julián Spain Public work and Transport Minister United Jonathan Hill Kingdom ex. Leader of the House of Lords
Luis de Guindos Jurado Desired portfolio: Trade, Single market Economy and Competitiveness Minister Desired portfolio: Official nomination Economic affairs, Agriculture