Marianne Thyssen

Marianne Thyssen
European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
In office 1 November 2014 – 30 November 2019
President	Jean-Claude Juncker
Preceded by	László Andor (Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion)
Succeeded by	Nicolas Schmit
Leader of Christian Democratic and Flemish
In office 15 May 2008 – 23 June 2010
Preceded by	Wouter Beke (Acting)
Succeeded by	Wouter Beke
Member of the European Parliament for Belgium
In office 17 December 1991 – 31 October 2014
Constituency	Dutch-speaking electoral college
Personal details
Born	Marianne Leonie Petrus Thyssen (1956-07-24) 24 July 1956 (age 67) Sint-Gillis-Waas, Belgium
Political party	Christian Democratic and Flemish
Other political affiliations	European People's Party
Education	University of Leuven

Marianne Leonie Petrus Thyssen (Dutch pronunciation: [mɑrˈjɑnə 'tɛi̯sə(n)]; born 24 July 1956) is a Belgian politician of the Christian Democratic and Flemish Party (CD&V) who served as European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility between 2014 and 2019.