High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

The High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy is a position created by the Treaty of Lisbon, starting December 1, 2009 (it was actually already created in 1999). The position is part of the European Commission. 

Her duty is to be the face of European Union to the rest of the world, along with the President of the European Council.

The job is sometimes known casually a "the European Foreign Minister" but this is not correct because she is not a member of any government.

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 No. Portrait Name(Born-Died) Term Party Commission Member state Took office Left office Duration European National As High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy – Secretary-General of the Council of the EU – 85px Jürgen Trumpf 1 May 1999 18 October 1999  Independent Independent N/A  – 85px Javier Solana 18 October 1999 1 December 2009  PES PSOE N/A As High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy – Vice-President of the European Commission 1 85px Catherine Ashton 1 December 2009 1 November 2014  PES Labour Barroso II  2 85px Federica Mogherini 1 November 2014 30 November 2019  PES PD Juncker  3 127x127px Josep Borrell 1 December 2019 30 November 2024  PES PSOE Von der Leyen I  4 127x127px Kaja Kallas 1 December 2024 Incumbent   RE REF Von der Leyen II 

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