Ilze Juhansone

Ilze Juhansone (1971) is a European civil servant and former Latvian diplomat.[1][2] In August 2019, she became the acting secretary-general of the European Commission, pending the search for a full-time successor to Germany's Martin Selmayr.[3][4] She was the Permanent Representative of Latvia to the European Union from 2011 to 2015, having previously been the Director General for EU Affairs at the Latvian Foreign Ministry between 2008 and 2011.[1]

Ilze Juhansone
Secretary-General of the European Commission
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 August 2019 Acting: 1 August 2019 – 14 January 2020
President	Jean-Claude Juncker Ursula von der Leyen
Preceded by	Martin Selmayr
Ambassador of Latvia to the European Union
In office 23 February 2011 – 6 December 2015
Preceded by	Normunds Popens
Succeeded by	Sanita Pavļuta-Deslandes
Personal details
Born	1971 (age 49–50)
Education	University of Latvia

References

1. "Deputy Secretary-General Ilze Juhansone - Biography". European Commission. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
2. "The Commission's deputy squad". politico.eu. Politico. 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
3. "Juhansone appointed European Commission's acting secretary-general". eng.lsm.lv. Public Broadcasting of Latvia. LETA. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
4. Kostaki, Irene (25 July 2019). "Ilze Juhansone to serve as interim EU Secretary General". New Europe. Retrieved 26 July 2019.