Kohler Micheal

Head of cabinet of the Commissioner of Energy, European Commission




Kohler Micheal
Michael Köhler is the head of Cabinet for Commissioner Oettinger, responsible for Energy. His career at Commission spans over 16 years and three DGs.

At DG Maritime Affairs he was the Head of Cabinet for Commissioner Borg and the Head of Unit for Maritime Policy: Mediterranean and Black Sea. Mr Köhler has also worked for DG RELEX on coordination of the CFSP policy as well as assisting the Director of the South Mediterranean, Middle and Near East Directorate.

Prior to joining the Commission, he managed projects in Tunisia and Morocco for the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

Mr Köhler holds a PhD from Hamburg University and is a professor at the College of Europe and a senior fellow at the Center for European Integration Studies at the University of Bonn, Germany (ZEI).