Secretary-General of the European Commission

Secretary-General of the European Commission
Secretary-General of the European Commission
	Emblem of the commission
	Flag of Europe
	Incumbent; Ilze Juhansone; since 1 August 2019
	Secretariat-General of the European Commission
Style	Secretary-General
Status	Chief executive
Reports to	President of the European Commission
Seat	Brussels, Belgium
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	Treaties of the European Union
Formation	1967
First holder	Émile Noël
Deputy	Deputy Secretary-General
Website	ec.europa.eu

The secretary-general of the European Commission is the senior civil servant of the European Commission. The secretary-general, who is responsible to the president of the European Commission, is in charge of the various Directorates-General, headed by directors-general.

Their staff form the Secretariat-General of the European Commission.

List of secretaries-general of the European Commission

	Member State	Beginning	End	Commission
Émile Noël	France	26 March 1958	18 September 1987	Hallstein I
				Hallstein II
				Rey Commission
				Malfatti Commission
				Mansholt Commission
				Ortoli Commission
				Jenkins Commission
				Thorn Commission
				Delors I
David Williamson	United Kingdom	19 September 1987	31 July 1997	Delors I
				Delors II
				Delors III
				Santer Commission
Carlo Trojan [nl]	Netherlands	1 August 1997	31 May 2000	Santer Commission
Carlo Trojan [nl]	Netherlands	1 August 1997	31 May 2000	Prodi Commission
David O'Sullivan	Ireland	1 June 2000	10 November 2005	Prodi Commission
David O'Sullivan	Ireland	1 June 2000	10 November 2005	Barroso I
Catherine Day	Ireland	11 November 2005	1 September 2015	Barroso I
				Barroso II
				Juncker Commission
Alexander Italianer	Netherlands	1 September 2015	1 March 2018	Juncker Commission
Martin Selmayr	Germany	1 March 2018	30 November 2019	Juncker Commission
Ilze Juhansone	Latvia	24 July 2019	Ongoing	Juncker Commission
Ilze Juhansone	Latvia	24 July 2019	Ongoing	von der Leyen Commission

References

v t e Administration of the European Commission
Table of European Commission Directorates-General and Services DG = Directorate-General
Civil Service	Directorates-General Cabinets Comitology EPSO Civil Service Tribunal
Policy DGs	Agriculture and Rural Development Climate Action Communications Networks, Content and Technology Competition Defence Industry and Space Economic and Financial Affairs Education and Culture Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Inclusion Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Environment Health and Food Safety Migration and Home Affairs Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Joint Research Centre Justice and Consumers Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Regional and Urban Policy Research and Innovation Taxation and Customs Union Mobility and Transport Energy
External DGs	Service for Foreign Policy Instruments Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations Trade International Cooperation and Development European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
General Services	Communication Eurostat HERA OLAF Publications Secretariat-General Secretary-General Europe by Satellite Structural Reform Support Service
Internal Services	Budget European Political Strategy Centre Digital Services Data Protection Officer Infrastructures and Logistics (Brussels & Luxembourg) Internal Audit Service Interpretation Legal Service PMO Human Resources and Security Translation
Buildings	Berlaymont Breydel Charlemagne Convent Van Maerlant Euroforum Jean Monnet 2 Joseph Bech Madou Plaza Tower Missions Triangle building
European Union portal

List of secretaries-general of the European Commission

See also

References