High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Vice - President of the European Commission for Foreign Affairs

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.

No. Portrait Name
(Born-Died)
Term Party Commission Member state
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, 307 days PES PSOE Von der Leyen  
Spain
  1. Appointment as High Representative, appointed Secretary-General of the Council in 1994.
  2. Michel Barnier, to advise EUHRVP Mogherini
    on important defence and security issues.[1][timeframe?]

References

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  1. Barbière, Cécile (18 February 2015). "Juncker appoints former rival Barnier as security advisor". EurActiv. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. 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.