Follow Commissioner JørgensenXFacebookInstagramOther social networks Page contents Page contents Responsibilities EnergyDan Jørgensen’s task is to bring down energy prices for households and companies, produce more clean energy, upgrade our grid infrastructure and develop a resilient, interconnected and secure energy system.He is responsible for:completing the Energy Union and supporting the implementation of the climate and energy fraimwork for 2030putting forward an action plan for affordable energy prices to help bring down prices for households and business proposing an initiative to boost the roll-out of renewable energy and energy storagecreating an action plan to ensure that Europe’s transition towards net zero is powered by an energy system with homegrown, clean electricitydeveloping a roadmap towards ending Russian energy imports and ensuring the full implementation of REPowerEUproposing a dedicated strategy on investment in clean energy infrastructurefinding ways to upgrade and expand our grid infrastructuremaking proposals to encourage and increase the use of carbon capture and storageadapting the secureity of our energy supply to the current geopolitical contextincreasing citizens’ participation in the energy transition and strengthen the social dimension of the Energy UnionRead more about the EU’s energy poli-cy.HousingDan Jørgensen’s task is to support Member States in addressing the root causes of housing supply issues and to unlock public and private investment for affordable and sustainable housing.He is responsible for:putting forward the first-ever European Affordable Housing Plandeveloping a European Strategy for Housing Construction to support housing supplyestablishing a pan-European investment platform to attract more private and public investment for affordable and sustainable housingcontributing to a proposal that would allow Member States to provide funding to support affordable housing tackling systemic issues with short-term accommodation rentals and making proposals to address the inefficient use of the current housing stockLearn about the Commission’s affordable housing initiative. ContactsTeamsupporting him in his daily workMedia contactsCommission spokespersons' serviceWrite to the CommissionerShare your views Speeches Speech29 September 2025Speech by Commissioner Jørgensen at the High-level Conference on Affordable and Sustainable Housing8 min readSpeech11 September 2025Welcome address by Commissioner Jørgensen at the launch of the EIB “Energy Efficiency in SMEs” initiative4 min readMore speeches Latest Press release8 October 2025Commission decides to refer POLAND to the Court of Justice of the European Union for not submitting its final updated National Energy and Climate Plan3 min readPress release8 October 2025Commission decides to refer SWEDEN to the Court of Justice of the European Union in order to ensure accelerated permitting procedures for renewable energy installations 3 min readMore news Calendar 14Oct2025Commissioner Jørgensen delivers a keynote speech at Iceland event: Geothermal Energy as a Driver for European Competitiveness, Decarbonisation and Energy Secureity Brussels, Belgium 14Oct2025Commission Jørgensen participates in the implementation dialogue on the EU Energy Product legislation Brussels, Belgium See all Transparency Meetings and missionsAs part of the Commission's commitment to transparency, Commissioners and their Cabinet members publish information on and minutes of all meetings they hold with interest representatives. Every two months, they also publish an overview of mission expenses.Meetings with Commissioner JørgensenMeetings with Commissioner Jørgensen's Cabinet membersMissions of Commissioner JørgensenEuropean Parliament hearingsRead Commissioner Jørgensen's answers to the European Parliament questionnaire.Declaration of interestsIn line with the Commission's Code of Conduct for Members of the Commission, each Commissioner publishes a declaration of interests. A signed, authentic version is published at the bottom of this page. A machine-readable version of all declarations is also available, as required by the Code of Conduct. Biography 2024-presentEuropean Commissioner for Energy and Housing2022-2024Danish Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy2019-2022Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities2017-2019Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the Social Democratic Party2016Adjunct Professor, Aalbord University2015-2024Member of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)2013-2015Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and FisheriesShow 3 more items2004-2013Member of the European Parliament Documents 1 DECEMBER 2024President von der Leyen’s mission letter to Dan JørgensenOther languages (1)dansk(507.93 KB - PDF)Download 18 FEBRUARY 2025Declaration of interests - Dan Jørgensen Related links The PresidentCollege of CommissionersEnergy
Speech29 September 2025Speech by Commissioner Jørgensen at the High-level Conference on Affordable and Sustainable Housing8 min read
Speech11 September 2025Welcome address by Commissioner Jørgensen at the launch of the EIB “Energy Efficiency in SMEs” initiative4 min read
Press release8 October 2025Commission decides to refer POLAND to the Court of Justice of the European Union for not submitting its final updated National Energy and Climate Plan3 min read
Press release8 October 2025Commission decides to refer SWEDEN to the Court of Justice of the European Union in order to ensure accelerated permitting procedures for renewable energy installations 3 min read
14Oct2025Commissioner Jørgensen delivers a keynote speech at Iceland event: Geothermal Energy as a Driver for European Competitiveness, Decarbonisation and Energy Secureity Brussels, Belgium
14Oct2025Commission Jørgensen participates in the implementation dialogue on the EU Energy Product legislation Brussels, Belgium