Commissioner Jozef Síkela

Jozef Síkela, born in 1967 in Rokycany, Czech Republic, is a politician and former investment banker with a career spanning leadership roles in Creditanstalt, Česká spořitelna, and Erste Group. In 2021, he became the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic from, where he led the EU’s energy crisis response after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, played important role during the successful Czech presidency of the Council of the EU. Since 2024, he is the European Commissioner for International Partnerships, where he serves as a global dealmaker, fostering international collaboration focused on a European investment in sustainable economic and human development, and global stability.