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.
© European Union, 2014
List of countries:
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
Johannes Hahn Kristalina Georgieva European Commissioner European Commissioner
Austria Michael Spindelegger Gergana Passy Finance Minister Bulgaria ex. Europe Minister
Doris Bures Sergei Stanishev Desired portfolio: Transport Minister Foreign affairs MEP
Pieter De Crem Defence Minister
Belgium Guy Verhofstadt Neven Mimica ALDE President Croatia European Commissioner
Marianne Thyssen MEP
Anders Fogh Rasmussen Christos Stylianides NATO Secretary General MEP
Cyprus Denmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt Prime Minister
Ioannis Kasoulides Desired portfolio: Foreign affairs Minister Foreign affairs Mette Gjerskov MP, ex. Agriculture Minister
Pavel Mertlík
ex. Finance Minister
Czech Estonia Andrus Ansip Republic Prime Minister
Pavel Telička Desired portfolio: Economic, finance MEP, ex. European Commissioner
Official nomination
Jyrki Katainen Günther Oettinger Finland ex. Prime Minister, European Commissioner Germany European Commissioner Desired portfolio: Economic, finance Desired portfolio: Energy
Official nomination Official nomination
Pierre Moscovici ex. Finance Minister
Dora Bakoyannis Christine Lagarde ex. Foreign affairs Minister IMF Manging Director France Greece
Jean-Marc Ayrault Kostis Chatzidakis ex. Prime Minister ex. MEP, ex. MP, ex. Minister Desired portfolio: Competition, VPHR, Desired portfolio: EC President Élisabeth Guigou Foreign affairs MP, ex. MEP and Europe Minister
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
Desired portfolio: Federica Mogherini Foreign affairs Foreign affairs Minister
Phil Hogan Environment Minister
Eamon Gilmore Foreign affairs and Trade Minister
Ireland Valdis Dombrovskis Latvia ex. Prime Minister Brian Hayes MEP Desired portfolio: Economic, finance
Ruairi Quinn Official nomination Education and skills Minister
Vytenis Andriukaitis Health Minister
Karmenu Vella
Lithuania Malta Tourism Minister
Juozas Olekas Defence Minister Official nomination
Jeroen Dijsselbloem Jean-Claude Juncker Finance Minister (President of Eurogroup) ex. Prime Minister
Frans Timmermans Luxembourg Nicolas Schmit Netherlands Employment Minister Foreign affairs Minister
Jean Asselborn Liliane Ploumen Foreign affairs Minister Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Minister
Dacian Cioloș Vitor Gaspar European Commissioner ex. Finance Minister
Portugal Vasile Pușcaș Romania Diplomat, ex. MP Paulo Portas Deputy Prime Minister Corina Crețu MEP Desired portfolio: Agriculture
Radosław Sikorski Foreign affairs Minister
Maroš Šefčovič Poland 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 Andrew Lansley Kingdom Leader of the House of Commons
Luis de Guindos Jurado Economy and Competitiveness Minister