European Commissioner for Promoting our European Way of Life
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 December 2019
President
Ursula von der Leyen
Preceded by
Position established
Member of the European Parliament
In office 25 September 2007 – 13 July 2009
Constituency
Greece
Personal details
Born
(1962-07-28) July 28, 1962 (age 61) Thessaloniki, Greece
Political party
New Democracy
Other political affiliations
European People's Party
Spouse
Merthes Alvargonthaleth
Children
2
Education
University of Thessaloniki (LLB) College of Europe (DEA) London School of Economics (MSc)
Margaritis Schinas (Greek: Μαργαρίτης Σχοινάς; Greek pronunciation:[marɣaˈritissçiˈnas]; born 28 July 1962) is a Greek politician and former civil servant. He took office in December 2019 as a vice-president in the Von der Leyen Commission with the portfolio of European Commissioner for Promoting our European Way of Life. A member of the New Democracy party, he previously was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2007 to 2009 and served as chief spokesperson of the European Commission from 2014 to 2019, and as a deputy director-general of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Communication between 2015 and 2019.
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