This is a list of presidents of the
institutions of the European Union
The institutions of the European Union are the seven principal decision-making bodies of the European Union and the Euratom. They are, as listed in Article 13 of the Treaty on European Union:
* the European Parliament,
* the European Coun ...
(EU). Each of the institutions is headed by a president or a presidency, with some being more prominent than others. Both the
President of the European Council
The president of the European Council is the person presiding over and driving forward the work of the European Council on the world stage. This institution comprises the college of heads of state or government of EU member states as well as ...
and the
President of the European Commission
The president of the European Commission is the head of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union (EU). The President of the Commission leads a Cabinet of Commissioners, referred to as the College, collectively account ...
are sometimes wrongly termed the
President of the European Union. Most go back to 1957 but others, such as the Presidents of the Auditors or the European Central Bank have been created recently. Currently (), the President of the European Commission is
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen (; Albrecht, born 8 October 1958) is a German politician who has been serving as the president of the European Commission since 2019. She served in the German federal government between 2005 and 2019, holding suc ...
and the President of the European Council is
Charles Michel
Charles Michel (; born 21 December 1975) is a Belgian politician serving as the president of the European Council since 2019. He previously served as the prime minister of Belgium between 2014 and 2019.
Michel became the minister of Developm ...
.
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Current officeholders
Historic officeholders
See also
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President of the European Union
References
External links
EU Website – European Union PresidentsPresident of the European Council
European-council.europa.eu
President of the European Commission
ec.europa.eu
President of the European Parliament
europarl.europa.eu
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Institutions of the European Union