Margaritis Schinas | |
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Μαργαρίτης Σχοινάς | |
![]() Schinas in 2019 | |
Vice-President of the European Commission | |
Assumed office 1 December 2019 | |
President | Ursula von der Leyen |
European Commissioner for Promoting our European Way of Life | |
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 | Thessaloniki, Greece | July 28, 1962
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 [marɣaˈritis sçiˈnas]; 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.