The Secretary-General of the European Commission is the senior civil servant of the European Commission. The Secretary-General, who is responsible to the President of the European Commission, is in charge of the various Directorates-General, headed by Directors-General. Their staff form the Secretariat-General of the European Commission. List of Secretaries-General of the European Commission Émile Noël, France, 1957–1987 David Williamson, United Kingdom, 1987–1997 , The Netherlands, 1997–2000 David O'Sullivan, Ireland, 2000–2005 Catherine Day, Ireland 2005–2015 Alexander Italianer, Netherlands, 2015–2018 Martin Selmayr, Germany, 2018–2019 Ilze Juhansone, Latvia, 2019–present See also European Civil Service References Civil Service of the European Union