The von der Leyen Commission is the current European Commission, in office since 1 December 2019 and is to last until the 2024 elections. It has Ursula von der Leyen as its president and it further consists of one commissioner from each of the member states of the European Union.
The College of Commissioners in 2021
Image: Official Portrait of Ursula von der Leyen (cropped)
Image: Informal meeting of Energy and Transport Ministers (TTE). Energy Ministers press conference (36950060020) (cropped)
Image: (Margrethe Vestager) Hearings of Margrethe Vestager DK, vice president designate for a Europe fit for the digital age (48865071413) (cropped)
The European Commission (EC) is part of the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission headed by a President. It includes an administrative body of about 32,000 European civil servants. The commission is divided into departments known as Directorates-General (DGs) that can be likened to departments or ministries each headed by a Director-General who is responsible to a Commissioner.
The Berlaymont building, seat of the European Commission
Walter Hallstein, the first President of the Commission
Incumbent President von der Leyen
Floor 13 of the Berlaymont, Commission's meeting room
