European Commissioner for Home Affairs

{{Short description|Member of the EU Commission}}

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.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-09 |title=Ylva Johansson |url=https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/ylva-johansson_en |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=commissioners.ec.europa.eu |language=en}}

The position was created in 2010 by dividing the previous Justice, Freedom and Security portfolio. The portfolio was divided into two posts, a security orientated post (DG HOME), and a post centered on justice, 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

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!Country

!Period

!Commission

!Portfolio actual name

|Anita Gradin

|{{Flagu|Sweden}}

|1995–1999

|Santer Commission

|Immigration, Justice & Home Affairs, Financial Control, Anti-fraud and Relations with the European Ombudsman.

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|António Vitorino

|{{Flagu|Portugal}}

|1999–2004

|Prodi Commission

|Justice and Home Affairs

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|Franco Frattini

|{{Flagu|Italy}}

|2004–2008

| rowspan="2" |Barroso Commission I

| rowspan="2" |Justice, Freedom and Security (vice-president)

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|Jacques Barrot

|{{Flagu|France}}

|2008–2009

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|Cecilia Malmström

|{{Flagu|Sweden}}

| 2010–2014

| rowspan="3" |Barroso Commission II

|Home Affairs

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|Viviane Reding

|{{Flagu|Luxembourg}}

|2010–2014

|Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship (vice-president)

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|Martine Reicherts

|{{Flagu|Luxembourg}}

|2014

|Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship

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|Dimitris Avramopoulos

|{{Flagu|Greece}}

|2014–2019

|Juncker Commission

|Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship

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|Ylva Johansson

|{{Flagu|Sweden}}

|2019–2024

|Von der Leyen Commission I

|Home Affairs

|Magnus Brunner

|{{Flagu|Austria}}

|2024–present

|Von der Leyen Commission II

|Internal Affairs and Migration

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