Secretary-General of the European Commission
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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
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His/her personal staff form the Secretariat-General of the European Commission
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European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
is the senior civil servant of the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
. The Secretary-General, who is responsible to the President of the European Commission
President of the European Commission
The President of the European Commission is the head of the European Commission ― the executive branch of the :European Union ― the most powerful officeholder in the EU. The President is responsible for allocating portfolios to members of the Commission and can reshuffle or dismiss them if needed...
, is in charge of the various Directorates-General
Directorate-General
A Directorate-General is a branch of an administration dedicated to a specific field of expertise.* The European Commission: Commission Directorates-General are each headed by a European Commissioner;* The European Patent Office: EPO Directorates-General;...
, headed by Directors-General
Director-general
The term director-general is a title given the highest executive officer within a governmental, statutory, NGO, third sector or not-for-profit institution.-European Union:...
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His/her personal staff form the Secretariat-General of the European Commission
Secretariat-General of the European Commission
The Secretariat-General of the European Commission is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. The DG Secretariat-General is based in the Berlaymont in Brussels . The DG Secretariat-General supports the whole of the Commission, and in particular the 27 Commissioners...
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List of Secretaries-General of the European Commission
- Catherine Day 2005-present
- David O'SullivanDavid O'Sullivan (civil servant)David O'Sullivan is the Chief Operating Officer of the European Union's diplomatic corps, the European External Action Service, since 2010. He was the Secretary-General of the European Commission between June 2000 and November 2005....
2000-2005 - Carlo Trojan 1997-2000
- David WilliamsonDavid Williamson, Baron Williamson of HortonDavid Francis Williamson, Baron Williamson of Horton GCMG, CB, PC was a senior British and European civil servant and is an active member of the House of Lords....
, CBOrder of the BathThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
1987-1997 - Emile Noel 1957-1987
See also
- European Civil ServiceEuropean Civil ServiceThe European Civil Service is the civil service serving the institutions of the European Union, of which the largest employer is the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union...