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Jacques Barrot
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| Assumed office 9 May 2008 |
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| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | Franco Frattini |
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Vice President of the European Commission for Transport
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| In office 22 November 2004 – 9 May 2008 |
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| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | Loyola de Palacio |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Tajani |
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| In office 13 September 1999 – 11 November 2004 |
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| President | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Michel Barnier |
| Succeeded by | Danuta Hübner |
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| Born | 3 February 1937  Yssingeaux, France |
| Political party | Union for a Popular Movement (EPP) |
| Profession | politician |
Jacques Barrot (born 3 February 1937 in Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire) is a French politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Justice (since 2008), after 4 years as Commissioner for Transport. He is also one of five vice-presidents of the 27-member Barroso Commission. He previously held various ministerial positions in France, and is a member of the right-wing political party UMP. He was officially approved in his post by the European Parliament on 18 June 2008 with a vote of 489 to 52 with 19 abstentions.[1]
Barrot has been a European Commissioner since April 2004, serving as Commissioner for Regional Policy in the Prodi Commission before being selected as a Vice-President and Commissioner for Transport in the Barroso Commission. A convicted criminal, he was convicted in a French court of embezzlement in 2000. The case involved the diverting of £2 million of government money to his party. He received an eight month suspended prison sentence but was pardoned by Jacques Chirac. [1]
He gave a warning to British bishop Richard Williamson on the social consequences of Holocaust denial. [2]
Political career
European commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs : Since 2008
Vice-president of the European Commission : Since 2004
European commissioner for Transports : 2004-2008
Governmental functions
Secretary of State for Housing : 1974-1978
Minister of Trade and Handicrafts : 1978-1979
Minister of Health and Social Security : 1979-1981
Minister of Labor, Social Dialogue and Participation : May-November 1995
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs : 1995-1997
Electoral mandates
Member of the National Assembly of France for Haute-Loire : 1967-1974 (Became Secretary of State in 1974) / Reelected in 1978, but he remains minister / 1981-1995 (Became minister in 1995) / 1997-2004 (Became member of the European Commission in 2004)
Municipal councillor of Yssingeaux : 1965-1971
Deputy-mayor of Yssingeaux : 1971-1989
Mayor of Yssingeaux : 1989-2001
General councillor of Haute-Loire : 1966-1976 / 2001-2008
President of the General council of Haute-Loire : 1976-2001
References
- ^ Round-up of Tajani and Barrot hearings
- ^ [La Commission européenne met en garde l'évêque Williamson http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hCdcg56XW07eSnFuOn1lLUa4eVDg]
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| Preceded by Michel Barnier |
French European Commissioner 2004 - present |
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| Preceded by Pedro Solbes |
European Commissioner for Regional Policy 2004 |
Succeeded by Danuta Hübner |
| Preceded by Loyola de Palacio, Neil Kinnock |
Vice-President of the European Commission 2004–present (jointly held position) |
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| Preceded by Loyola de Palacio (as part of wider portfolio) |
European Commissioner for Transport 2004 - 2008 |
Succeeded by Antonio Tajani |
| Preceded by Franco Frattini |
European Commissioner for Justice, Freedom & Security 2008–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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