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| European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety | |
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| Appointer | President of the European Commission |
| Precursor | European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety |
| Inaugural holder | Richard Burke |
| Formation | 1977 |
TheEuropean Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare is a member of theEuropean Commission. The current Commissioner isOlivér Várhelyi. The portfolio is responsible for matters of public health and animal welfare.
Markos Kyprianou was appointed to theBarroso Commission as European Commissioner for Health & Consumer Protection; however, with theaccession of Bulgaria on 1 January 2007, the Consumer Protect portfolio was split off and given toMeglena Kuneva(See:European Commissioner for Consumer Protection). The post'sDirectorate-General isstill merged with that office.
One policy is the promotion ofwarnings on tobacco packets, with the Commission moving towards pictorial warnings.[1] Following severalEuropean Union member states enactingbans on smoking in public places Kyprianou proposed a plan for an EU-wide ban of that kind.[2]
In May 2007, Kyprianou released a paper to tackle the shortage oforgan donation in the Union. The plan included promotion, specially trained medical staff and an EU wide organ donor card.[3] After Kyprianou was appointed Foreign Minister of Cyprus, he was replaced byAndroulla Vasiliou on 3 March 2008.
| # | Name | Country | Period | Commission | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .jpg) | Richard Burke |  Ireland | 1977–1981 | Jenkins |
| 2 |  | Karl-Heinz Narjes |  West Germany | 1981–1985 | Thorn |
| 3 | .jpg) | Stanley Clinton Davis |  United Kingdom | 1985–1988 | Delors I |
| 4 |  | Grigoris Varfis |  Greece | 1985–1989 | Delors I |
| 5 | %2c_Bestanddeelnr_933-5684_(cropped).jpg) | Karel Van Miert |  Belgium | 1989–1992 | Delors II |
| 6 | .jpg) | Christiane Scrivener |  France | 1992–1994 | Delors II |
| 7 |  | Emma Bonino |  Italy | 1995–1999 | Santer |
| 8 |  | David Byrne | Ireland | 1999–2004 | Prodi |
| 9 |  | Pavel Telička |  Czech Republic | 2004 | Prodi (Parallel to Byrne) |
| 10 |  | Markos Kyprianou |  Cyprus | 2004–2010 | Barroso I (Health only) |
| 11 | .jpg) | Androulla Vassiliou | Cyprus | 2008–2010 | Barroso I (Health only) |
| 12 | .jpg) | John Dalli |  Malta | 2010–16 October 2012 | Barroso II |
| 13 | _-_Vice_president-designate_-_interinstitutional_relations_and_foresight._(48821461522)_(cropped_bis).jpg) | Maroš Šefčovič |  Slovakia | 2012 | Barroso II (Acting) |
| 14 |  | Tonio Borg | Malta | 2012–2014 | Barroso II (Health only from 2013) |
| 15 |  | Neven Mimica |  Croatia | 2013–2014 | Barroso II (Consumer protection only) |
| 16 | ._Handshake_Jevgeni_Ossinovski_and_(35873181072)_(cropped).jpg) | Vytenis Andriukaitis |  Lithuania | 2014–2019 | Juncker |
| 17 | _-_Health_(48828012607)_(cropped2).jpg) | Stella Kyriakidou | Cyprus | 2019–2024 | von der Leyen I |
| 18 | | Olivér Várhelyi |  Hungary | 2024–present | von der Leyen II |
