European Commissioner for Economy explained

Post:European Commissioner for Economy
Incumbent:Paolo Gentiloni
Incumbentsince:1 December 2019
Appointer:President of the European Commission
Inaugural:Frits Bolkestein
Formation:1999

The European Commissioner for Economy is a member of the European Commission. The current Economy Commissioner is Paolo Gentiloni.

From 2014 to 2019 the post was named Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs. Until 2014 the post was named Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud and was previously divided prior to 2010, with audit being under control of the Commissioner for Administrative Affairs. The post was abolished in 2014, when the Juncker Commission merged the post with that of the Economic and Financial Affairs portfolio.

The post is responsible for the EU's customs union and taxation policy. The European Union has had a customs union since the creation of the European Economic Community and that union extends to Turkey, Andorra and San Marino. Since 2010 it gained responsibility for audit (budgetary discharge, internal audit, counter fraud): in particular the Internal Audit Service and the European Anti-fraud Office.

List of commissioners

PortraitNamePartyGroupCountryPeriodCommission
Frits BolkesteinVVDbgcolor=#ffffdd ELDR1999–2004Prodi Commission (Taxation)
Neil KinnockLabourbgcolor=#ffe8e8 PESProdi Commission (Audit)
László KovácsMSZPbgcolor=#ffe8e8 PES2004–2010Barroso Commission I (Taxation)
Siim KallasERbgcolor=#ffffdd ALDEBarroso Commission I (Audit)
Algirdas ŠemetaTS–LKDbgcolor=#ddeeff EPP2010–2014Barroso Commission II
Pierre MoscoviciPSbgcolor=#ffe8e8 S&D2014–2019Juncker Commission
Paolo GentiloniPDbgcolor=#ffe8e8 S&D2019–2024Von der Leyen Commission

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