Matthew Baldwin

Matthew Baldwin was appointed as Deputy Director-General in DG ENER, the energy department of the European Commission, on 1 June 2022.  There he is responsible for the Energy Platform Task Force which aims to end the EU’s dependence on Russian gas as soon as possible.

He has served in the European Commission for over 20 years.  He was previously Deputy Director General in DG MOVE for 6 years, where he ran the Commission’s Horizon Europe Mission for 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030, and also served as the EU coordinator for road safety and sustainable urban mobility. He was previously Director for Aviation in DG MOVE, and Director for Market Access in DG Trade.

He served in the Cabinet of President Barroso from 2007-9 as Advisor on energy, climate change, trade and development.  He was Deputy Chef de Cabinet to Commissioner Lamy from 1999-2004, and Chef de Cabinet to Commissioner Hill from 2014-16.

His principal professional interests are in energy, transport, trade negotiation, and climate change.

He is of Italian and British nationality and has two grown-up sons. He is passionate about cities and their potential to lead on climate change, and he is a keen but increasingly slow cyclist.