European Commissioner for Equality
Assumed office
1 December 2019
PresidentUrsula von der Leyen

The European Commissioner for Equality is a post in the European Commission. The portfolio was previously combined with Justice as Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality under commissioner is Věra Jourová; however, the two portfolios were split in December 2019. Helena Dalli serves as Equality Commissioner.[1][2]

Portfolio

The post was created in 2010 by splitting the previous Justice, Freedom and Security portfolio into a justice post (the subject covered here) and a security post: the Commissioner for Home Affairs. This split was made as a concession to the liberals in the European Parliament to gain their support for the second Barroso Commission.

References

  1. "Helena Dalli". commissioners.ec.europa.eu. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. "Helena Dalli". ERC. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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