Michel Barnier , born the January 9th 1951 with the Mug (Isere), is a French politician, member of the UMP, and currently Ministre for Agriculture and Fishing of the Gouvernement Francois Fillon (2) since June 19th, 2007.

Biography

Militant as of the 14 years age in the movement gaullist, it is graduate National college of business of Paris in 1972. He devotes then the near total of his career to the policy, initially in Savoy, then on the levels national and European.

Operations manager with the cabinet of Robert Poujade, minister of environment (1973-1974); general adviser of Savoy, canton of Borough-Saint-Maurice (1973-1999); operations manager with the cabinet of Pierre Mazeaud, Secretary of State in charge with Youth and the Sports (1974-1976); adviser technical with the cabinet of Antoine Rufenacht, Secretary of State near the Prime Minister (1976-1977), then Secretary of State to the Trade and the Craft industry (1977-1978);

In 1978, he is elected appointed of Savoy. At 27 years, he is then the youngest deputy in the hemicycle.

As of her election with the presidency of the General advice of Savoy - in March 1982 -, Michel Barnier engages with triple Olympic champion, Jean-Claude Killy, in the candidature and the organization of the XVI {{E}} Games Olympic of Albertville and of Savoy, in 1992.

Attentive with the ecological challenge, Michel Barnier engages since 1986 a political volunteer and overall of environmental protection in Savoy. It publishes in 1990 a parliamentary report Each one for all and hundred proposals for the environment (Editions Stock - 1990). It is named Minister of environment in March 1993 and sticks during two years to a concrete and humanistic approach of ecology. In 1995, it creates the first " National Commission of the debate public" , for the great projects of infrastructures and lance the first national debate on energy.

European construction, another strong commitment of its career, the conduit at the Delegated minister with the European Businesses of 1995 to 1997. For this reason, he is the chief of the French delegation for the negotiation of the Treaty of Amsterdam. Michel Barnier sticks then, within the Government, at two priorities: the French presence in all the Central European countries, Eastern and Baltic and the explanation of Europe to the citizens.

Named European Commissioner on September 16th, 1999, it with the responsibility to animate the regional policy and of cohesion and is charged, in addition, of the reform of the institutions and European Convention on the future of the Union. At the time of the European Council of Laeken, on December 14th, 2001, it and its colleague António Vitorino are indicated to represent the Commission within Præsidium of Convention on the future of the Union chaired by Valery Giscard d'Estaing. Convention was fixed for objective to work out a proposal for a Constitution for the European Union, simplest and readable possible, which enables him to answer the stakes of widening while reinforcing its political dimension. It is within this framework that Michel Barnier sees himself entrusting the presidency of the work group on European defense.

In 2003 it founds a political club named “Nouvelle Republic” whose objective is to make dialog between-them them political decision makers, the heads of undertakings and the members of the civil society of all edges and to begin the French debate with the European and international ideas.

Named Foreign Minister in the third government of Jean-Pierre Raffarin the March 31st 2004, at the time of the rehandling after the defeat of the right-hand side to the regional elections of the March 21st and 28th. To the head of the French diplomacy, it brings its own convictions: Europe, international cooperation, sustainable development.

Removal by a terrorist group in Iraq of two journalists, Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot, the conduit in the countries of the the Middle East in August - September 2004, to lead, with the services of the State, the negotiations in order to obtain their release. This release will intervene after 124 days of captivity, on December 21st 2004. It is with the same determination, during 157 days, as the action of the French diplomacy leads to the release of Florence Aubenas.

Not belonging to the Government Villepin in 2005, it is named with the Council of State as from the September 15th 2005, with the Tour external by decree of the July 23rd 2005.

In February 2006, he becomes vice-president of the group Mérieux Alliance (holding gathers a whole of companies in the field of biology). At the sides of Alain Mérieux, it is charged to animate the relationships to the great international organizations of health, the economic and financial authorities, the actors of the world development. It leaves its functions in June 2007, at the time of its entry to the government.

In 2006, Michel Barnier is also special adviser of the President of the European commission, Jose Manuel Barroso. It submits on May 9th, 2006 to the European Council a report/ratio proposing the creation of a European force of civil protection.

He was member of the Groupe Amato which made it possible to write a project of the modifying Traité until June 4th, 2007.

Become on March 6th, 2006 political adviser of UMP, it approaches Nicolas Sarkozy and its support at the time of the countryside for the presidential election in 2007 brings to him.

June 19th, 2007, it is named, following the legislative elections, Ministre for the Agriculture and the Fishing of the government Francois Fillon (2).

He is also Vice-Président of the Popular party European (PPE)

The November 2nd 2007, it announces that he will be candidate with the European elections of 2009.

Mandates, functions and affiliations

Local mandates

Parliamentary mandates

Function with the European commission

  • Member of the European commission in charge of the regional policy and person in charge of the reform of the institutions 1999 - 2004

Ministerial functions

Political offices

  • member of the political office of RPR (until 1999)
  • Political adviser of Nicolas Sarkozy since March 6th, 2006 to the seat of UMP.

Other affiliations

He is currently member of the Board of directors of the Institut of International relations and Strategic, and of the Think tank the Friends of Europe .

He is one of the founding members (with Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Jacques Barrot and Dominique Perben) of the club Dialog & Initiative born in 1999 and chaired by Jean-Pierre Raffarin.

He was invited from June 8th to 11th 2006 of very discrete the conference Bilderberg.

He is currently (June 2006) member of the Council of orientation of the Institut Aspen France.

He is member of the Académie of the Sports.

He is the founder and chair of a club of political debates, confronting political personalities of all edges and especially of all European nationalities: New Republic.

Works

  • Lives the policy (1985)
  • the ecological challenge, each one for all (1990)
  • the Atlas of the main risks (1992)
  • Towards an unknown sea (1994)
  • Our contract for alternation (2001)
  • Sortir Europe the generally accepted ideas (2005)
  • the Atlas for a durable world (2007)

Bond external

  • Ministry for Agriculture and political Fishing
  • Club of Michel Barnier
  • Atlas for a durable world

References

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