Michel Barnier
Minister for Foreign Affairs, France
Born on 9 January 1951 in La Tronche (Isère)
Education
1972: Graduate of the École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris
Elective offices held
1973-1999: Departmental Councillor for the Canton of Bourg-Saint-Maurice in Savoie
1978-1993: Member of the National Assembly (R.P.R.) for Savoie, 2nd Electoral District (Albertville)
1982-1999: President of the Departmental Council of Savoie
1997-1999: Senator for Savoie
Previous Ministerial Responsibilities
1973-1978: Minister’s Office, Ministries of the Environment, Youth and Sports, Trade and Craft Industries
1993-1995: Minister for the Environment
1995-1997: Minister for European Affairs
1999-2004: European Commissioner responsible for regional policy
Other responsibilities
1987-1992: Co-Chairman of the Organising Committee of the XVIth Olympic Games of Albertville and Savoie
1997-1999: Chairman of the French Association of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions
1998-1999: Chairman of the Senate Delegation for the European Union
Since 1999: Association Dialogue et Initiative
Since 2002: Ex officio member of the Executive Committee of the UMP (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire)
Since 2003: Chairman of the UMP’s Sustainable Development Council
Since 2003: Founding Chairman of the Association “Nouvelle République”
Co-founder and Executive Board Member of the Association “Dialogue et Initiative”
Former Chairman of the Fondation pour l’Action Culturelle Internationale en Montagne (FACIM)
Books published
1985: Vive la Politique
1990: Le Défi Écologique, Chacun pour Tous
1992: L’Atlas des Risques Majeurs
1994: Vers une Mer Inconnue
2001: Notre Contrat pour l’Alternance
