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Secretary-General of the European Commission | |
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since 1 August 2019 | |
Secretariat-General of the European Commission | |
Style | Secretary-General |
Status | Chief executive |
Reports to | President of the European Commission |
Seat | Brussels, Belgium |
Term length | No fixed term |
Constituting instrument | Treaties of the European Union |
Formation | 1967 |
First holder | Émile Noël |
Deputy | Deputy Secretary-General |
Website | ec.europa.eu |
The secretary-general of the European Commission is the senior civil servant of the European Commission. The secretary-general, who is responsible to the president of the European Commission, is in charge of the various Directorates-General, headed by directors-general.
Their staff form the Secretariat-General of the European Commission.