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Michel Barnier (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl baʁnje]; born 9 January 1951) is a French politician who served as the European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom (UK Task Force/UKTF) from 2019 to 2021. He previously served as Chief Negotiator, Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU (Task Force 50/TF50) from October 2016 to November 2019.[1][2][3]
Michel Barnier | |
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Head of the UK Task Force | |
In office 16 November 2019 – 31 March 2021 | |
President | Jean-Claude Juncker Ursula von der Leyen |
Deputy | Clara Martínez Alberola |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | João Vale de Almeida (As Ambassador to the United Kingdom) |
Chief Negotiator of Task Force 50 | |
In office 1 October 2016 – 15 November 2019 | |
President | Jean-Claude Juncker |
Deputy | Sabine Weyand |
Opposite number | David Davis Olly Robbins David Frost |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services | |
In office 9 February 2010 – 1 November 2014 | |
President | José Manuel Barroso |
Preceded by | Charlie McCreevy |
Succeeded by | Elżbieta Bieńkowska |
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | |
In office 19 June 2007 – 22 June 2009 | |
Prime Minister | François Fillon |
Preceded by | Christine Lagarde |
Succeeded by | Bruno Le Maire |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 31 July 2004 – 22 February 2005 | |
Prime Minister | Jean-Pierre Raffarin |
Preceded by | Dominique de Villepin |
Succeeded by | Philippe Douste-Blazy |
European Commissioner for Regional Policy | |
In office 13 September 1999 – 31 July 2004 | |
President | Romano Prodi |
Preceded by | Monika Wulf-Mathies |
Succeeded by | Jacques Barrot |
Minister of State for European Affairs | |
In office 18 May 1995 – 3 June 1997 | |
Prime Minister | Alain Juppé |
Preceded by | Alain Lamassoure |
Succeeded by | Pierre Moscovici |
Minister of the Environment | |
In office 29 March 1993 – 18 March 1995 | |
Prime Minister | Édouard Balladur |
Preceded by | Ségolène Royal |
Succeeded by | Corinne Lepage |
Member of the National Assembly for Savoie's 2nd constituency | |
In office 12 June 1978 – 1 May 1993 | |
Preceded by | Maurice Blanc |
Succeeded by | Hervé Gaymard |
Personal details | |
Born | (1951-01-09) 9 January 1951 (age 73) La Tronche, France |
Political party | The Republicans (2015–present) |
Other political affiliations | European People's Party Rally for the Republic (before 2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) |
Spouse |
Isabelle Altmayer (m. 1982) |
Children | 3 |
Education | ESCP Business School |
Barnier has served in several French cabinet positions including Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries from 2007 to 2009, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2005, Minister of State for European Affairs from 1995 to 1997 and minister of the environment from 1993 to 1995. He served at European level as European Commissioner for Regional Policy from 1999 to 2004 and European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services from 2010 to 2014. He served as vice president of the European People's Party (EPP) from 2010 to 2015.
In August 2021, Barnier announced his candidacy for President of France in the 2022 French presidential election but ultimately failed to win sufficient support at the Republicans' 2021 congress.[4][5]