European Commissioner for Energy
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The European Commissioner for Energy is one of the members of the European Commission. As of 2007, the current holder of the post is Andris Piebalgs (ALDE).
The Commissioner holds responsibility for the European Union's energy policy, and for nuclear safety and security. Together with the Commissioner for Transport, the Commissioner for Energy works on developing policy with the Directorate-General for Energy and Transport.
Recently the European Union has been active in trying to reduce its energy dependence upon countries such as Russia and cutting its carbon emissions to meet the Kyoto Protocol which the EU itself has signed.
[edit] Commissioners
- none/unknown - Hallstein Commission (1958-1967)
- Wilhelm Haferkamp (of West Germany) - Rey Commission (1967-1970)
- Wilhelm Haferkamp (of West Germany) - Malfatti Commission (1970-1972)
- Wilhelm Haferkamp (of West Germany) - Mansholt Commission (1972-1973)
- Henri François Simonet (of Belgium) - Ortoli Commission (1973-1977)
- Guido Brunner (of West Germany) - Jenkins Commission (1977-1981)
- Étienne Davignon (of Belgium) - Thorn Commission (1981-1885)
- Nicolas Mosar (of Luxembourg) - Delors Commission I (1985-1989
- none/unknown - Delors Commission II (1989-1993
- Marcelino Oreja (of Spain) - Delors Commission III (1993-1994
- Abel Matutes (of Spain - Delors Commission III (1994-1995
- Christos Papoutsis (of Greece) - Santer Commission (1995-1999)
- Christos Papoutsis (of Greece) - Marín Commission (1999)
- none/unknown - Prodi Commission (1999-2004)
- Andris Piebalgs (of Latvia) - Barroso Commission (2004-2009')
[edit] See Also
- European Union
- Foreign relations of the European Union
- Energy policy of the European Union
- Renewable energy in the European Union
- Kyoto Protocol
- European Climate Change Programme
- European Energy Community
- Energy Charter Treaty
- Euratom
- Russia-Belarus energy dispute
- Russia-Ukraine gas dispute
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