European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science
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The Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science is a portfolio within the European Commission. The current commissioner is Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (ELDR).
The portfolio is responsible primarily for research and improving the conditions in the Union for researchers. The post is known familiarly as Science and Research; however it involves other fields such as technology, development etc.
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[edit] Current commissioner
Geoghegan-Quinn was approved by the European Parliament in 2010 as European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science.
[edit] List of commissioners
| Name | Country | Period | Commission | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fritz Hellwig |  West Germany |
1967–1970 | Rey Commission |
| 2 | Ralf Dahrendorf | West Germany |
1973–1977 | Ortoli Commission |
| 3 | Guido Brunner | West Germany |
1977–1981 | Jenkins Commission |
| 4 | Filippo Maria Pandolfi |  Italy |
1989–1993 | Delors Commission |
| 5 | Antonio Ruberti | Italy |
1993–1995 | Delors Commission III |
| 6 | Édith Cresson |  France |
1995–1999 | Santer Commission |
| 7 | Philippe Busquin |  Belgium |
1999–2004 | Prodi Commission |
| 8 | Louis Michel | Belgium |
2004 | Prodi Commission |
| 9 | Janez Potočnik |  Slovenia |
2004–2010 | Barroso Commission I |
| 10 | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn |  Ireland |
2010 onwards | Barroso Commission II |
[edit] See also
- Directorate-General for Research
- Joint Research Centre
- European Research Area
- Framework Programmes
- Lisbon Strategy
- European Atomic Energy Community
- Eurodoc
- European Research Advisory Board
- European Research Council
- European Charter for Researchers
- European Council of Applied Sciences and Engineering
- European Institute of Technology
[edit] External links
- Commissioner's website
- Commission's research portal
- EU joint research centre
- AthenaWeb - European Science Research
