Michel Bernard Barnier (born 9 January 1951) is a conservative French politician who was the Prime Minister of France from September 2024 to December 2024. 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]
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| Prime Minister of France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 5 September 2024 – 13 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Emmanuel Macron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Gabriel Attal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | François Bayrou | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 January 1951 La Tronche, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | LR (2015–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | UDR (1967–1976) RPR (1976–2002) UMP (2002–2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) |
Isabelle Altmayer (m. 1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Éric and Nicolas Altmayer (brothers-in-law) René Altmayer (grandfather-in-law) Victor Joseph Altmayer (great-grandfather-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | ESCP Business School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Diplomat • Politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal life
changeMichel Jean Barnier was born at La Tronche in the French Alps, into a Gaullist family in 1951. He graduated from the École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP) in 1972.[4] During his studies at the ESCP, he was a classmate of Jean-Pierre Raffarin, future prime minister.[5][6]
Politcal career
changeIn 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.
Barnier unsuccessfully ran for President of France in the 2022 election.
Prime Minister
changeOn 5 September 2024, Barnier was appointed as Prime Minister by President Emmanuel Macron.[7] At aged 73, he is the oldest person to become prime minister in the French Fifth Republic.[8] His appointment was very controversial since he was seen as a conservative choice for a divided National Assembly.[9]
Removal
changeOn 2 December 2024, Barnier resorted to using Article 49.3 of the French Constitution to push through the 2025 budget without a vote. The left-wing New Popular Front had already declared its plans to file a motion of no confidence against the government. Marine Le Pen announced later that day her plan to file her own party's motion against the government.[10] On 4 December, a majority of deputies voted to end Barnier's government, which became the first to lose a motion of no-confidence since Georges Pompidou's in 1962.[11]
References
change- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Who is Michel Barnier, the man primed to be France's next PM?". Euronews. 5 September 2024. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ↑ "Les Anciens de la Conférence Olivaint". Conférence Olivaint. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2022..
- ↑ Colon, David (2010). "Les jeunes de la Conférence Olivaint et l'Europe, de 1919 à 1992". Histoire@Politique. 10 (10). Centre d'histoire de Sciences Po: 5. doi:10.3917/hp.010.00101.
- ↑ "Live blog: Macron names Michel Barnier new prime minister". France24. 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ↑ "At 73, Michel Barnier is the oldest prime minister in the French Fifth Republic". Le Monde. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ↑ "Michel Barnier's first challenges as France's new PM". Reuters. 5 September 2024.
- ↑ Willsher, Kim (2024-12-02). "French government faces no-confidence vote on Wednesday". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ↑ "En direct: 331 députés votent la censure du gouvernement de Michel Barnier, le premier ministre va remettre sa démission à Emmanuel Macron". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-04.
Other websites
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Media related to Michel Barnier at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to Michel Barnier at Wikiquote
- Michel Barnier – Head of EU Commission Taskforce for Brexit
- Personal Website at the European Commission (2010–2014)
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