- European Commissioner for Regional Policy
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The Commissioner for Regional Policy is a portfolio within the European Commission. The current Commissioner is Johannes Hahn.
The portfolio is responsible for managing the regional policy of the European Union, such as the European Regional Development Fund, which takes up a third of the EU's budget.
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Current commissioner
Commissioner Hahn was approved by the European Parliament in 2009.
List of commissioners
Name Country Period Commission 1 Hans von der Groeben 
Germany1967–1970 Rey Commission 2 Albert Borschette 
Luxembourg1970–1973 Malfatti Commission, Mansholt Commission 3 George Thomson 
United Kingdom1973–1977 Ortoli Commission 4 Antonio Giolitti 
Italy1977–1985 Jenkins Commission, Thorn Commission 5 Grigoris Varfis 
Greece1985–1989 Delors Commission I 6 Bruce Millan United Kingdom1989–1994 Delors Commission II & III 7 Monika Wulf-Mathies Germany1994–1999 Santer Commission, Marín Commission 8 Michel Barnier 
France1999–2004 Prodi Commission 9 Jacques Barrot France2004 Prodi Commission 10 Danuta Hübner 
Poland2004–2009 Barroso Commission I 11 Paweł Samecki Poland2009–2010 Barroso Commission I 12 Johannes Hahn 
Austria2010 onwards Barroso Commission II See also
- Directorate-General for Regional Policy
- European Regional Development Fund
- Structural Funds and Cohesion Funds
- Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession
- European Social Fund
External links
Current European Commission Portfolios 
Agriculture and Rural Development · Climate Action · Competition · Development · Digital Agenda · Economic and Monetary Affairs · Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth · Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion · Energy · Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy · Environment · Financial Programming and Budget · Health and Consumer Policy · High Representative · Home Affairs · Industry and Entrepreneurship · Internal Market and Services · International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response · Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration · Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship · Maritime Affairs and Fisheries · Regional Policy · Research, Innovation and Science · Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud · Trade · Transport
Categories:- Portfolios in the European Commission
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