European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy

European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy

The Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy is the member of the European Commission. The current Commissioner John Dalli. The portfolio is responsible for matters of public health, food safety, animal health, welfare and consumer affairs.

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Kyprianou

Markos Kyprianou was appointed to the Barroso Commission as European Commissioner for Health & Consumer Protection; however, with the accession of Bulgaria on 1 January 2007, the Consumer Protect portfolio was split off and given to Meglena Kuneva (See: European Commissioner for Consumer Protection). The post's Directorate-General is still merged with that office.

One policy is the promotion of warnings on tobacco packets, with the Commission moving towards pictorial warnings.[1] Following several European Union member states enacting bans on smoking in public places Kyprianou proposed a plan for an EU-wide ban of that kind.[2]

In May 2007, Kyprianou released a paper to tackle the shortage of organ donation in the Union. The plan included promotion, specially trained medical staff and an EU wide organ donor card.[3] After Kyprianou was appointed Foreign Minister of Cyprus, he was replaced by Androulla Vasiliou on 3 March 2008.

List of commissioners

Name Country Period Commission
1 Richard Burke  Ireland 19771981 Jenkins Commission
2 Karl-Heinz Narjes  West Germany 19811985 Thorn Commission
3 Stanley Clinton Davis  United Kingdom 19851988 Delors Commission I
4 Grigoris Varfis  Greece 19851989 Delors Commission I
5 Karel Van Miert  Belgium 19891992 Delors Commission II
6 Christiane Scrivener  France 19921994 Delors Commission II
7 Emma Bonino  Italy 19951999 Santer Commission
8 David Byrne  Ireland 19992004 Prodi Commission
9 Pavel Telička  Czech Republic 2004 Prodi Commission (Parallel to Byrne)
10 Markos Kyprianou  Cyprus 20042010 Barroso Commission I (Health only)
11 Meglena Kuneva  Bulgaria 20072010 Barroso Commission I (Consumer protection only)
12 John Dalli  Malta 2010 onwards Barroso Commission II

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