Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee

The secretary-general heads the Secretariat of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). About seven hundred EESC officials work in the EESC Secretariat.^[1] Some 350 of those work in the 'joint services', a special shared service established together with the Committee of the Regions.

The chief role of the EESC's secretary-general is to implement decisions taken by the Plenary Assembly, the bureau and the president. The secretary-general is also responsible for managing the administration and the budget.

Appointed by the bureau of the committee, the secretary-general serves for a renewable term of five years. The current secretary-general is Gianluca Brunetti, whose term began on 14 November 2018.^[2]

List of secretaries-general

2024 – present Isabelle Le Galo Flores (Spain)
2018 – 2023 Gianluca Brunetti (Italy)
2014 – 2018 Luis Planas Puchades (Spain)
2008 – 2013 Martin Westlake (United Kingdom)
1998 – 2008 Patrick Venturini (France)
1996 – 1998 Adriano Graziosi (Italy)
1992 – 1996 Simon-Pierre Nothomb (Belgium)
1987 – 1992 Jacques Moreau (France)
1979 – 1987 Roger Louet (France)
1971 – 1978 Delfo Delfini (Italy)
1958 – 1971 Jacques Genton (France)

References

^ "About the EESC". Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ "Gianluca Brunetti, new Secretary General of the European Economic and Social Committee". European Economic and Social Committee. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.