Pierre de Boissieu
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| Assumed office 1 December 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Javier Solana |
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| Born | 14 June 1945 Paris, France |
| Alma mater | École nationale d'administration |
| Profession | Economist |
Pierre de Boissieu (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ də bwasjø]; born 1945[1]) is a French diplomat and former French ambassador to the European Union (EU). He has been the Secretary-General of the Council since 1 December 2009, succeeding Javier Solana (perviously he was Deputy Secretary General)[2]
The Secretary-General is a key figure in the organization and running of the Council of the European Union. De Boissieu was appointed for two years until the summer of 2011, said French President Nicolas Sarkozy.[3] According to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, de Boissieu will manage the Council General-Secretariat for another one and a half years.[4] Concerning Merkel's EU advisor Uwe Corsepius who was reported previously by German media as de Boissieu's rival candidate, German government sources were quoted as saying that due to the duration of de Boissieu's term, nobody would be out of the race.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ euabc.com: de Boissieu, Pierre (1945 - )
- ^ Informal meeting of EU heads of state or government, Brussels, 19 November 2009, Press release
- ^ Un diplomate français nommé à un poste administratif clé de l'UE, AFP (via Google News), November 19, 2009.
- ^ EU-Sondergipfel - EU-Sondergipfel verlängert Amtszeit von Boissieu, ddp/spa (via ad-hoc-news.de), November 19, 2009.
- ^ (German)EU-Sondergipfel - EU-Sondergipfel verlängert Amtszeit von Boissieu, ddp/spa (via ad-hoc-news.de), 19 November 2009.
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| Preceded by Javier Solana |
Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union 2009–present |
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