Michel Barnier
Michel Bernard Barnier (born 9 January 1951) is a conservative French politician. He was the European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom (UK Task Force/UKTF) from 2019 to 2021. He was Chief Negotiator - Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom 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 |
| Opposite number | David Frost |
| 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 Dominic Raab Steve Barclay |
| 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 and Way of Life | |
| 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 | Michel Bernard Barnier 9 January 1951 La Tronche, Isère, France |
| Political party | Rally for the Republic (Before 2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) The Republicans (2015–present) |
| Other political affiliations | European People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Isabelle Altmayer (m. 1982) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | European Graduate School of Business |
In France, he was minister of foreign affairs from 2004 to 2005, minister of state for European affairs from 1995 to 1997 and minister of the environment and way of life from 1993 to 1995.
References
- "Director / Head of Service Michel Barnier". European Commission. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- "European Commission reinforces Brexit team by setting up "Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom" (UKTF)". European Commission. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- De La Baume, Maïa; Barigazzi, Jacopo (21 October 2019). "Michel Barnier set to lead 'UK Task Force' in Brexit phase II". POLITICO. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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