The new European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, will assume office for a five year term on Nov. 1, replacing Jean-Claude Juncker. Von der Leyen, 61, was appointed on July 3 by the European Council, a European Union (EU) body comprised of all heads of state of the EU member countries, and was approved by the European Parliament as the next president of the executive branch of the EU on July 16 by 383 votes for to 327 against.
As the head of the EU executive, von der Leyen will be in charge of trade negotiations, antitrust rulings involving powerful tech giants, and economic and climate policy for 500 million Europeans.
