Commission's President unveils his new team

The new College will have 27 members, including President Barroso, one from each Member State. It includes 9 women. The members of the College come from different political families, notably the European People's Party (EPP), the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S & D), and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). 14 members, including the President, were already members of the outgoing College.

Barroso has announced a number of new portfolios (e.g. Climate Action or Fundamental Rights and Citizenship). He has reconfigured a number of other portfolios such as Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth; Health and Consumer Policy. There will be a new emphasis on inclusion in the Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion portfolio.

The Maltese, John DALLI, will be the new Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy.John Dalli has served as Cabinet Minister in various governments since 1987. He is currently the Minister for Social Policy.

Qualified as an accountant, Dalli worked in the private sector in Malta and abroad, both in industry and as an independent consultant.

See his Biography

The former Health Commissioner , Ms Androulla VASSILIOU, will stay in the new Commission and will be in charge of Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth

Next steps

The new Commission must gain approval from the European Parliament before it takes office for a term of office running until 31 October 2014. Commissioners-designate will appear in individual hearings before Parliamentary committees from 11-19 January. The vote of consent on the new Commission as a whole is foreseen to take place on 26 January. On the basis of the vote of consent, the Commission shall be appointed by the European Council. Then it can start working.

The CVs with pictures of the 26 Commissioners-designate are now available on:
http://www.ec.europa.eu/commission_designate_2009-2014/index_en.htm

Responsibilities of the Commissioners-designate

- László ANDOR: Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.
- John DALLI, Health and Consumer Policy.
- Androulla VASSILIOU: Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth.
- Siim KALLAS: Transport. Vice-President of the Commission.
- Andris PIEBALGS: Development.
- Michel BARNIER: Internal Market and Services.
- Karel DE GUCHT: Trade.
- Algirdas ŠEMETA: Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud.
- Antonio TAJANI: Industry and Entrepreneurship. Vice-President of the Commission.
- Johannes HAHN: Regional Policy.
- Dacian CIOLOS: Agriculture and Rural Development.
- Connie HEDEGAARD: Climate Action.
- Maire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN: Research and Innovation.
- Rumiana JELEVA: International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response.
- Janez POTOČNIK: Environment.
- Viviane REDING: Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship. Vice-President of the Commission.
- Olli REHN: Economic and Monetary Affairs.
- Neelie KROES: Digital Agenda. Vice-President of the Commission.
- Janusz LEWANDOWSKI: Budget and Financial Programming.
- Cecilia MALMSTRÖM: Home Affairs.
- Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ : Vice-President of the Commission for Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration.
- Baroness Catherine ASHTON: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security and Vice-President of the Commission.
- Günter OETTINGER: Energy.
- Joaquín ALMUNIA: Competition. Vice-President of the Commission.
- Maria DAMANAKI: Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.
- Štefan FÜLE: Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy.