Jacques Barrot

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Jacques Barrot
Jacques Barrot
Incumbent
Assumed office 
22 November 2004
Preceded by Loyola de Palacio
In office
13 September 1999 – 11 November 2004
Preceded by Michel Barnier
Succeeded by Danuta Hübner
Born February 3, 1937 (1937-02-03) (age 71)
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 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.In 2000 he was convicted in a French court of "abuse of confidence".The case involved the diverting of £2 million of government money to his party.He received an eight month suspended prison sentence but was pardonned by Jacques Chirac.[1]

[edit] Trivia

When a TGV beat the world speed record for a train on rails, traveling at 574.8 km/h (357 mph) in Champagne, France during test runs, Jacques Barrot was on board [2].

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Political offices
Preceded by
Pedro Solbes		 European Commissioner for Regional Policy
2004		 Succeeded by
Danuta Hübner
Preceded by
Loyola de Palacio
(as part of wider portfolio)		 European Commissioner for Transport
2004–present		 Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by
Loyola de Palacio, Neil Kinnock		 Vice-President of the European Commission
2004–present
(jointly held position)		 Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by
Michel Barnier		 French European Commissioner
2004 - present		 Incumbent
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Barroso Commission (2004 - 2009)
President Barroso
1 = President. 2 = Vice President. 3 = Served from 1 January 2007. 4 = Vasiliou replaced Kyprianou on 3 March 2008.
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