Matthew Baldwin

Biography

Matthew Baldwin has served in the European Commission for 29 years. He was appointed as head of the new Commission Task Force on Housing on 1 February 2025, reporting to the Commissioner for Energy and Housing, Dan Jørgensen, and Deputy Director-General in the energy department of the European Commission, DG ENER. As Deputy Director-General in DG ENER, he was previously responsible for the Task Force phasing out Russian energy imports into the EU. He was Deputy Director-General in DG MOVE for 6 years, where he ran the Commission’s Mission for 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030, and also served as the EU coordinator for road safety and sustainable mobility. He has also served as Director for Aviation in DG MOVE, and Director for Market Access in DG Trade. He has served in 3 cabinets: as Deputy Chef de Cabinet to Commissioner Lamy, in the Cabinet of President Barroso and as Chef de Cabinet to Commissioner Hill. His principal professional interests are in housing, energy, transport, trade, and fighting climate change. He has strong experience of working with cities in different dimensions and is a passionate believer in their capacity to deliver change for citizens. He is of Italian and British nationality and has two grown up sons. He is a keen but increasingly slow cyclist.