Jacques Barrot
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Jacques Barrot [ ʒak baˈʀo ] (born February 3, 1937 in Yssingeaux ; † December 3, 2014 in Neuilly-sur-Seine ) was a French politician and EU Commissioner for Justice and Vice President of the EU Commission.
Political career in France
Barrot was a lawyer and sociologist . From 1976 to 1986 he was a member of the Auvergne regional parliament . From 1989 to 2001 he was mayor of Yssingeaux. From 1976 to 2004 he was also Chairman of the Council of the Haute-Loire Department .
Jacques Barrot was a member of the French National Assembly for the Haute-Loire department from 1967 to 2004 . From 1986 to 1988 he was chairman of the culture committee, from 1993 to 1995 head of the finance committee.
From 1974 to 1981 and from 1995 to 1997 he was a member of the French government. From 1974 to 1978 as Minister for Housing, 1977 to 1978 also for spatial planning. From 1978 to 1979 for trade and craft and from 1979 to 1981 for health and social insurance. From 1995 to 1997 he was responsible for labor and social affairs.
Barrot was secretary general of the Center des démocrates sociaux (CDS) for several years . From 1991 to 1993 Barrot was group leader of the Union du center in the National Assembly and then until 1995 deputy group chairman of the Union pour la démocratie française (UDF). From 2002 to 2004 he was chairman of the Union-pour-un-mouvement-populaire group.
In 2000 he was sentenced by a French court to a suspended sentence of eight months for embezzling £ 2 million of state funds in favor of his party.
Political career in the European Union
In April 2004 he succeeded Michel Barnier as EU Commissioner for Regional Policy . In the Commission under Barroso he was Vice-President since November 2004 and was initially responsible for transport . For this he received the European Railway Award in 2013 . From May 2008 to February 2010 he was Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security . The publication of an earlier conviction of Barrot for embezzling party funds by Nigel Farage caused a stir .
Private life
Jacques Barrot was married and had three children.
Publications
- L'Europe n'est pas ce que vous croyez. 2007, ISBN 2-226-17601-2 .
- De l'indignation à l'engagement: Foi et politique. Jacques Barrot et Christophe Bellon, 2012, ISBN 2-204-09518-4 .
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Individual evidence
Michel Barnier (until April 2004) | Frits Bolkestein | Philippe Busquin | David Byrne | Anna Diamantopoulou (until March 2004) | Franz Fischler | Neil Kinnock | Pascal Lamy | Erkki Liikanen (until July 2004) | Mario Monti | Poul Nielson | Loyola de Palacio | Chris Patten | Romano Prodi | Viviane Reding | Michaele Schreyer | Pedro Solbes (until April 2004) | Günter Verheugen | António Vitorino | Margot Wallström
Additions:
Joaquín Almunia (from April 2004) |
Péter Balázs (from May 2004) |
Jacques Barrot (from April 2004) |
Joseph Borġ (from May 2004) |
Stavros Dimas (from March 2004) |
Ján Figeľ (from May 2004) |
Dalia Grybauskaitė (from May 2004) |
Danuta Hübner (from May 2004) |
Siim Kallas (from May 2004) |
Sandra Kalniete (from May 2004) |
Márkos Kyprianoú (from May 2004) |
Janez Potočnik (from May 2004) |
Olli Rehn (from July 2004) |
Pavel Telička (from May 2004)
Joaquín Almunia | José Manuel Barroso | Jacques Barrot | Joseph Borġ | Stavros Dimas | Benita Ferrero-Waldner | Ján Figeľ (until October 2009) | Mariann Fischer Boel | Franco Frattini (until May 2008) | Dalia Grybauskaitė (until July 2009) | Danuta Hübner (until July 2009) | Siim Kallas | László Kovács | Neelie Kroes | Márkos Kyprianoú (until March 2008) | Peter Mandelson (until October 2008) | Louis Michel (until July 2009) | Andris Piebalgs | Janez Potočnik | Charlie McCreevy | Viviane Reding | Olli Rehn | Vladimír Špidla | Günter Verheugen | Margot Wallström
Additions:
Catherine Ashton (from October 2008) |
Karel De Gucht (from July 2009) |
Meglena Kunewa (from January 2007) |
Leonard Orban (from January 2007) |
Paweł Samecki (from July 2009) |
Maroš Šefčovič (from October 2009) |
Algirdas Šemeta (from July 2009) |
Antonio Tajani (from May 2008) |
Androulla Vassiliou (from March 2008)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barrot, Jacques |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French politician (CDS, UDF, UMP), member of the National Assembly and European Commissioner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yssingeaux |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd December 2014 |
| Place of death | Neuilly-sur-Seine |