European Commissioner for Home Affairs

The European Commissioner for Home Affairs is a member of the European Commission. Its responsibilities include internal security, counter-terrorism, law enforcement, migration policy, border control, and maintaining the Schengen Area's integrity.

The position was created in 2010 by dividing the previous Justice, Freedom and Security portfolio into a security orientated post (DG HOME) and a post centered on justice, on individual and fundamental rights (DG JUST). Its DG is the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME).

Commissioners in charge of Home Affairs

Name		Country	Period	Commission	Portfolio actual name
	Anita Gradin	Sweden	1995–1999	Santer Commission	Immigration, Justice & Home Affairs, Financial Control, Anti-fraud and Relations with the European Ombudsman.
	António Vitorino	Portugal	1999–2004	Prodi Commission	Justice and Home Affairs
	Franco Frattini	Italy	2004–2008	Barroso Commission I	Justice, Freedom and Security (vice-president)
	Jacques Barrot	France	2008–2009
	Cecilia Malmström	Sweden	2010–2014	Barroso Commission II	Home Affairs
	Viviane Reding	Luxembourg	2010–2014		Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship (vice-president)
	Martine Reicherts	Luxembourg	2014		Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
	Dimitris Avramopoulos	Greece	2014–2019	Juncker Commission	Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship
	Ylva Johansson	Sweden	2019–present	Von der Leyen Commission	Home Affairs

External links

• "Ylva Johansson". commissioners.ec.europa.eu. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-14.