European Commissioner for Regional Policy
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The Commissioner for Regional Policy is a portfolio within the European Commission. The current Commissioner is Corina Crețu.
The portfolio is responsible for managing the regional policy of the European Union, such as the European Regional Development Fund, which takes up a third of the EU's budget.
Current commissioner
Commissioner Crețu was approved by the European Parliament in 2014.
List of commissioners
| Name | Country | Period | Commission | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans von der Groeben |  Germany |
1967–1970 | Rey Commission |
| 2 | Albert Borschette |  Luxembourg |
1970–1973 | Malfatti Commission, Mansholt Commission |
| 3 | George Thomson |  United Kingdom |
1973–1977 | Ortoli Commission |
| 4 | Antonio Giolitti |  Italy |
1977–1985 | Jenkins Commission, Thorn Commission |
| 5 | Grigoris Varfis |  Greece |
1985–1989 | Delors Commission I |
| 6 | Bruce Millan | United Kingdom |
1989–1994 | Delors Commission II & III |
| 7 | Monika Wulf-Mathies | Germany |
1994–1999 | Santer Commission, Marín Commission |
| 8 | Michel Barnier |  France |
1999–2004 | Prodi Commission |
| 9 | Jacques Barrot | France |
2004 | Prodi Commission |
| 10 | Péter Balázs |  Hungary |
2004 | Prodi Commission |
| 11 | Danuta Hübner |  Poland |
2004–2009 | Barroso Commission I |
| 12 | Paweł Samecki | Poland |
2009–2010 | Barroso Commission I |
| 13 | Johannes Hahn |  Austria |
2010-2014 | Barroso Commission II |
| 14 | Corina Crețu |  Romania |
2014 onwards | Juncker Commission |
See also
- Directorate-General for Regional Policy
- European Regional Development Fund
- Structural Funds and Cohesion Funds
- Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession
- European Social Fund
