The European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism is a member of the European Commission whose portfolio includes the planning and development of homogeneous transport policies and regulations across the Union, of the Trans-European Transport Network as well as of interoperation, navigation and signalling programs such as the European Rail Traffic Management System, the Galileo positioning system and the Single European Sky.

The current commissioner is Apostolos Tzitzikostas, from Greece.

Barrot (2004–2008)

Commissioner Barrot was approved by the European Parliament in 2004 and made a Vice-President in the Barroso Commission. However shortly after he began work, UKIP MEP Nigel Farage revealed Barrot had previously been convicted of fraud in 2000. French President Jacques Chirac had granted him presidential amnesty. A fact the Commissioner did not disclose during his hearing to the Parliament. Despite calls from some MEPs[which?] for him to be suspended he remained in office.

A major project during his term is the Galileo positioning system. Work on the system began a year before Barrot came to office and has developed since with the launch of the first satellite. However infighting within private sector partners may be a potential setback to the project with Barrot favouring greater funds from the EU budget . Other work includes recent guarantees of air passenger rights and the Single European Sky.

Tajani (2008–2010)

Antonio Tajani was Commissioner from 2008 to 2010. Being head of the Forza Italia delegation in Europe, on 8 May 2008 he was appointed by the newly elected Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, as Italy's EU Commissioner. He replaced Franco Frattini who was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs.

List of commissioners

#NameCountryPeriodCommission
1Michel RasquinLuxembourg1958Hallstein
2Lambert SchausLuxembourg1958–1967Hallstein
3Victor BodsonLuxembourg1967–1970Rey
4Albert CoppéBelgium1970–1973Malfatti, Mansholt
5Carlo Scarascia-MugnozzaItaly1973–1977Ortoli
6Richard BurkeIreland1977–1981Jenkins
7Giorgos KontogeorgisGreece1981–1985Thorn
8Stanley Clinton DavisUnited Kingdom1985–1988Delors I
9Karel Van MiertBelgium1989–1992Delors II
10Abel MatutesSpain1993–1994Delors III
11Marcelino OrejaSpain1994–1995Delors III
12Neil KinnockUnited Kingdom1995–1999Santer
13Loyola de PalacioSpain1999–2004Prodi
14Jacques BarrotFrance2004–2008Barroso I
15Antonio TajaniItaly2008–2010Barroso I
16Siim KallasEstonia2010–2014Barroso II
17Violeta BulcSlovenia2014–2019Juncker
18Adina Ioana VăleanRomania2019–2024Von der Leyen I
19Apostolos TzitzikostasGreece2024–Von der Leyen II

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