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.

List

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
–	File:P0009360117H Jürgen Trumpf.jpg	Jürgen Trumpf (1931–2023)	1 May 1999	18 October 1999	170 days		Independent		Independent	N/A	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
–	File:Javier Solana 1999.jpg	Javier Solana (born 1942)	18 October 1999	1 December 2009	10 years, 44 days		PES		PSOE	N/A	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
As High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy – Vice-President of the European Commission
1	File:Official portrait of Baroness Ashton of Upholland crop 2, 2024.jpg	Catherine Ashton (born 1956)	1 December 2009	1 November 2014	4 years, 335 days		PES		Labour	Barroso II	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
2	File:Federica Mogherini Official.jpg	Federica Mogherini (born 1973)	1 November 2014	30 November 2019	5 years, 29 days		PES		PD	Juncker	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
3	File:Josep Borrell (49468484246).jpg	Josep Borrell (born 1947)	1 December 2019	30 November 2024	4 years, 365 days		PES		PSOE	Von der Leyen I	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
4	File:Kallas portrait 2024 (cropped).jpg	Kaja Kallas (born 1977)	1 December 2024	Incumbent	217 days		RE		REF	Von der Leyen II	File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia