European Commission 2004-2009: election of the President, José Manuel Durão Barroso

PURPOSE : to appoint the President and Members of the Commission of the European Communities.

LEGISLATIVE ACT : Council Decision 2004/780/EC, Euratom.

CONTENT : on 29 June 2004 the Council, meeting in the composition of the Heads of State or Government, nominated Mr José Manuel DURÃO BARROSO as the person it intends to appoint as President of the Commission. The European Parliament approved that nomination by its Resolution dated 22 July 2004.

By means of a vote held on 18 November 2004, the European Parliament gave its approval to the appointment of the President and the other Members of the Commission as a college.

The following are hereby appointed to the Commission of the European Communities for the period from 22 November 2004 to 31 October 2009:

- as President: Mr José Manuel DURÃO BARROSO.

- as members:

Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA AMANN

Mr Jacques BARROT

Mr Joe BORG

Mr Stavros DIMAS

Ms Benita FERRERO-WALDNER

Mr Ján FIGE

Ms Mariann FISCHER BOEL

Mr Franco FRATTINI

Ms Dalia GRYBAUSKAIT

Ms Danuta HÜBNER

Mr Siim KALLAS

Mr László KOVÁCS

Ms Neelie KROES

Mr Markos KYPRIANOU

Mr Peter MANDELSON

Mr Charlie McCREEVY

Mr Louis MICHEL

Mr Andris PIEBALGS

Mr Janez POTONIK

Ms Viviane REDING

Mr Olli REHN

Mr Vladimír PIDLA

Mr Günter VERHEUGEN

Ms Margot WALLSTRÖM.

This Decision shall take effect on 22 November 2004.