Margaritis Schinas
Margaritis Schinas | |
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Μαργαρίτης Σχοινάς | |
Schinas in 2019 | |
| Vice-President of the European Commission | |
| In office 1 December 2019 – 30 November 2024 | |
| Commission | Von der Leyen I |
| European Commissioner for Promoting our European Way of Life | |
| In office 1 December 2019 – 30 November 2024 | |
| Commission | Von der Leyen I |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 25 September 2007 – 13 July 2009 | |
| Constituency | Greece |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 28, 1962 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Party | New Democracy |
| Other political affiliations | European People's Party |
| Spouse | Mercedes Alvargonzalez |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Thessaloniki (LLB) College of Europe (DEA) London School of Economics (MSc) |
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Margaritis Schinas (Greek: Μαργαρίτης Σχοινάς [marɣaˈritis sçiˈnas]; born 28 July 1962) is a Greek politician and former civil servant. He served as vice-president in the Von der Leyen Commission with the portfolio of European Commissioner for Promoting our European Way of Life from 2019 to 2024. A member of the New Democracy party, he previously was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2007 to 2009 and served as chief spokesperson of the European Commission from 2014 to 2019, and as a deputy director-general of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Communication between 2015 and 2019.