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Martine Reicherts (born 13 April 1957) is a Luxembourgish politician who served as European Commissioner in 2014 and as the European Union's Director-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture until her retirement in 2018, when she was replaced by Themis Christophidou. She had previously held the post of Director-General of the Office for Official Publications of the European Union.

She was born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, and educated at the European School, Luxembourg I. She studied at the University of Luxembourg, University of Nice, University of Aix-en-Provence and University "Paris II" and has a Master of Laws and a D.E.A. in Business Law. After practising as a lawyer at the bar in Luxembourg from 1980 to 1984 she worked at the European Commission from 1984 until her retirement in 2018. From 1988 to 1991 she taught taxation at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management.

She served as a European Commissioner in the Barroso Commission, with a portfolio of Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship.

References

1. Balkoura, Ifigenia (26 February 2018). "Movers and shakers". The Parliament Magazine. European Union. Retrieved 1 October 2019. She will take over from Martine REICHERTS, who retired at the end of January.
2. ^ "CV (archived 3 November 2014)". European Union. Retrieved 1 October 2019. Office for Official Publications of the European Union – Luxembourg: Director General
3. "Who is who – Barroso Commission – European Commission". Commissioners 2010-2014. European Commission. Retrieved 1 October 2019.

v t e Barroso Commission II (2009–2014)
Foreign Affairs and Security Policy	Catherine Ashton (2010–14)
Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship	Viviane Reding (2010–2014) Martine Reicherts (2014)
Competition	Joaquín Almunia (2010–14)
Transport	Siim Kallas (2010–14)
Digital Agenda	Neelie Kroes (2010–14)
Industry and Entrepreneurship	Antonio Tajani (2010–14) Ferdinando Nelli Feroci (2014)
Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration	Maroš Šefčovič (2010–14)
Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro	Olli Rehn (2010–14) Jyrki Katainen (2014)
Environment	Janez Potočnik (2010–14)
Development	Andris Piebalgs (2010–14)
Internal Market and Services	Michel Barnier (2010–14)
Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth	Androulla Vassiliou (2010–14)
Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud	Algirdas Šemeta (2010–14)
Trade	Karel De Gucht (2010–14)
Health	John Dalli (2010-12) Tonio Borg (2012–14)
Research, Innovation and Science	Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (2010–14)
Financial Programming and the Budget	Janusz Lewandowski (2010–14) Jacek Dominik (2014)
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries	Maria Damanaki (2010–14)
International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis	Kristalina Georgieva (2010–14)
Energy	Günther Oettinger (2010–14)
Regional Policy	Johannes Hahn (2010–14)
Climate Action	Connie Hedegaard (2010–14)
Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy	Štefan Füle (2010–14)
Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion	László Andor (2010–14)
Home Affairs	Cecilia Malmström (2010–14)
Agriculture and Rural Development	Dacian Cioloș (2010–14)
Consumer Policy	Neven Mimica (2013–14)
1 = First Vice President. 2 = Vice President.

v t e European Commissioners from Luxembourg
Michel Rasquin Lambert Schaus Victor Bodson Albert Borschette Raymond Vouel Gaston Thorn Nicolas Mosar Jean Dondelinger René Steichen Jacques Santer Viviane Reding Martine Reicherts Jean-Claude Juncker Nicolas Schmit Christophe Hansen

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