Jacques Barrot

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Jacques Barrot

Jacques Barrot (born 3 February 1937 in Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire) is a French politician, currently serving as European 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.

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.

On November 18, 2004, Nigel Farage of the UK Independence Party told the European Parliament that Barrot had been convicted of fraud in 2000, for embezzling FRF 25m (US$ 3.8m, £2 million) from government funds and diverting it into the funds of his party. For this, he had received an 8 month suspended prison sentence; however, a subsequent amnesty law, voted by the right-wing majority, suppressed this conviction.

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Preceded by Loyola de Palacio (as part of wider portfolio)	European Commissioner for Transport 2004–2009	Succeeded by —
Preceded by Loyola de Palacio, Neil Kinnock	Vice-President of the European Commission 2004–2009 (jointly held position)	Succeeded by —
Preceded by Pedro Solbes	European Commissioner for Regional Policy 2004	Succeeded by Danuta Hübner
Preceded by Michel Barnier	French European Commissioner 2004–2009	Succeeded by —