European Commissioner for Equality

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European Commissioner of Equality
Incumbent Hadja Lahbib since 1 December 2024
Appointer	President of the European Commission
Term length	5 years
Precursor	Helena Dalli

The European Commissioner for Equality is a post in the European Commission. The portfolio was previously combined with Justice as Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality under commissioner is Věra Jourová; however, the two portfolios were split in December 2019. The current holder is Hadja Lahbib.^[1][2]

Hadja Lahbib also serves as Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management.

The post was created in 2010 by splitting the previous Justice, Freedom and Security portfolio into a justice post (the subject covered here) and a security post: the Commissioner for Home Affairs. This split was made as a concession to the liberals in the European Parliament to gain their support for the second Barroso Commission.

#	Name		Country	Period	Commission
1		Helena Dalli	Malta	2019–2024	von der Leyen I
2		Hadja Lahbib	Belgium	2024–2029	von der Leyen II

• Commissioner's Website