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| Secretary-General of the European Commission | |
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 Emblem of the commission | |
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| 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
| Secretary-General | 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 | 
Netherlands
|
1 August 1997 | 31 May 2000 | Santer Commission | |
| Prodi Commission | |||||
|
David O'Sullivan | 
Ireland
|
1 June 2000 | 10 November 2005 | Prodi Commission |
| Barroso I | |||||
|
Catherine Day |
Ireland
|
11 November 2005 | 1 September 2015 | Barroso I |
| Barroso II | |||||
| Juncker Commission | |||||
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|
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 |
| von der Leyen Commission | |||||
See also
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