Who is Michel Barnier, the new prime minister of France?
2024-09-05 14:12:54
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Michel Barnier is the new prime minister of France.
Barnier is a Republican figure with experience in foreign policy. He was a right-wing European minister and commissioner.
Michel Barnier has a long experience as an MP, from 1978 to 1993.
He was Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries and then Delegate for European Affairs and Foreign Affairs. He held the positions during the mandates of Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy.
Michel Barnier is 73 years old. He succeeds Gabriel Attal.
Between the proposed candidates Bernard Cazeneuve and Xavier Bertrand, President Macron chose Barnier.
In 2022, Barnier ran for president and placed third.
In his personal life, he is married to Isabelle Altmayer and has three children.
