Christos Stylianides [SEP] occupation
Christos Stylianides
Christos Stylianides (Χρήστος Στυλιανίδης in Greek, born June 26, 1958) is a Cypriot politician who is the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management since November 1, 2014. On October 24th, 2014 he was appointed as the European Union's Ebola Coordinator by the European Council. He was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in the May 2014 European elections where he served until October 31, 2014.
He previously served as Government Spokesperson (2013-2014 and 1998-1999) and
the "Group of Commissioners on the Lisbon Strategy". He is expected to be the European chair of the new Transatlantic Economic Council. The relevant DG is Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
Current portfolios International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response.
The Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response was created under the second Barroso Commission in 2010 and is occupied by Christos Stylianides. It deals in party with dealing with humanitarian disasters and humanitarian aid: the EU is the largest supplier of aid in the