Michel Barnier
| Michel Barnier | |
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| European Chief Negotiator for Brexit | |
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Assumed office 6 December 2016 |
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| President | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Preceded by | New office |
| European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services | |
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In office 9 February 2010 – 1 November 2014 |
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| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | Charlie McCreevy |
| Succeeded by |
Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) Jonathan Hill (Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union) |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | |
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In office 19 June 2007 – 22 June 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | François Fillon |
| Preceded by | Christine Lagarde |
| Succeeded by | Bruno Le Maire |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 31 March 2004 – 31 March 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Jean-Pierre Raffarin |
| Preceded by | Dominique de Villepin |
| Succeeded by | Philippe Douste-Blazy |
| European Commissioner for Regional Policy | |
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In office 13 September 1999 – 31 March 2004 |
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| President | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Monika Wulf-Mathies |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Barrot |
| Minister of State for European Affairs | |
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In office 18 May 1995 – 3 June 1997 |
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| Prime Minister | Alain Juppé |
| Preceded by | Alan Voynet |
| Succeeded by | Francois Juple |
| Minister of the Environment and Way of Life | |
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In office 29 March 1993 – 18 March 1995 |
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| Prime Minister | Édouard Balladur |
| Preceded by | Ségolène Royal |
| Succeeded by | Corinne Lepage |
| Member of the National Assembly for Corrèze's 1st Constituency |
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In office 12 June 1978 – 15 May 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Raymond-Max Aubert |
| Succeeded by | Sophie Dessus |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Michel Bernard Barnier 9 January 1951 La Tronche, France |
| Political party | Republicans (2015–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Rally for the Republic (Before 2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) |
| Spouse(s) | Isabelle Altmayer (m. 1982) |
| Children | 1 |
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Michel Bernard Barnier (born 9 January 1951) is a French Republican politician who is serving as European Chief Negotiator for Brexit since December 2016. He has served in several French cabinet positions such as Minister of Foreign Affairs 2004-2005, Minister of State for European Affairs 1995-1997, Minister of the Environment and Way of Life 1993-1995. He has served at European level as European Commissioner for Regional Policy 1999-2004 and European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services 2010-2014. He has been Vice President of the European People's Party 2010-2015.
Barnier was appointed Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries in the French government on 18 June 2007, stepping down on 7 June 2009 upon his election as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He served as European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services under Barroso.
The European Commission has appointed him as their Chief Negotiator in charge of the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 of the TEU.
Born at La Tronche in Isère, Rhône-Alpes, Barnier graduated from ESCP Europe in 1972.
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