page_title: Vice-President of the European Commission
section_title: Role and benefits
hierarchical_section_title: Vice-President of the European Commission / Role and benefits
caption_attribution_description: Timmermans2
context_page_description: A Vice-President of the European Commission is a member of the European Commission who leads the Commission's work in particular focus areas in which multiple European Commissioners participate. Currently, the European Commission has a total of eight Vice-Presidents.
context_section_description: The role of Vice-President of the European Commission may be bestowed on any European Commissioner in addition to their existing portfolio.
  Since the 2009 Lisbon Treaty entered into force, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy is ex officio one of the Vice-Presidents. The other Vice-Presidents are appointed at the discretion of the Commission President.
  Commission salaries are set as a percentage of the top civil service grade. Vice-Presidents are paid at 125% (€22,122.10 monthly), in comparison to 112.5% (€19,909.89) for normal Commissioners and 138% (€24,422.80) for the President. However, the Vice-President who also serves as the High Representative is paid at 130% (€23,006.98). There are further allowances on top of these figures.
caption: The current First Vice-President Frans Timmermans from the Netherlands
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