High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Appearance
The High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy is a position created by the Treaty of Lisbon, starting December 1, 2009 (it was actually already created in 1999). The position is part of the European Commission.
Her duty is to be the face of European Union to the rest of the world, along with the President of the European Council.
The job is sometimes known casually a "the European Foreign Minister" but this is not correct because she is not a member of any government.
List
[change | change source]No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term | Party | Commission | Member state | |||||
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Took office | Left office | Duration | European | National | |||||||
As High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy – Secretary-General of the Council of the EU | |||||||||||
– | ![]() |
Jürgen Trumpf (1931–2023) |
1 May 1999[a] | 18 October 1999 | 170 days | Independent | Independent | N/A | ![]() Germany | ||
– | ![]() |
Javier Solana (born 1942) |
18 October 1999 | 1 December 2009 | 10 years, 44 days | PES | PSOE | N/A | ![]() Spain | ||
As High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy – Vice-President of the European Commission | |||||||||||
1 | ![]() |
Catherine Ashton (born 1956) |
1 December 2009 | 1 November 2014 | 4 years, 335 days | PES | Labour | Barroso II | ![]() United Kingdom | ||
2 | ![]() |
Federica Mogherini (born 1973) |
1 November 2014[b] | 30 November 2019 | 5 years, 29 days | PES | PD | Juncker | ![]() Italy | ||
3 | ![]() |
Josep Borrell (born 1947) |
1 December 2019[2] | Incumbent | 4 years, 267 days | PES | PSOE | Von der Leyen | ![]() Spain |
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ Appointment as High Representative, appointed Secretary-General of the Council in 1994.
- ↑ Michel Barnier, to advise EUHRVP Mogherini
on important defence and security issues.[1][timeframe?]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Barbière, Cécile (18 February 2015). "Juncker appoints former rival Barnier as security advisor". EurActiv. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ↑ Barigazzi, Jacopo; Herszenhorn, David M.; Bayer, Lili; De La Baume, Maia; Momtaz, Rym (2 July 2019). "Von der Leyen Tapped to Run European Commission". Politico Europe. Retrieved 2 July 2019.