Jacques Barrot
Jacques Barrot | |
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Barrot in 2004 | |
| European Commissioner for Justice, Freedom & Security | |
| In office 9 May 2008 – 9 February 2010 | |
| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | Franco Frattini |
| Succeeded by | Viviane Reding (Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship) Cecilia Malmström (Home Affairs) |
| European Commissioner for Transport | |
| In office 22 November 2004 – 9 May 2008 | |
| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | Loyola de Palacio (Energy and Transport) |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Tajani |
| European Commissioner for Regional Policy | |
| In office 1 April 2004 – 22 November 2004 | |
| President | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Michel Barnier |
| Succeeded by | Danuta Hübner |
| Member of the Constitutional Council | |
| In office 12 March 2010 – 3 December 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Bernard Accoyer |
| President | Jean-Louis Debré |
| Preceded by | Pierre Joxe |
| Succeeded by | Lionel Jospin |
| Minister of Labour | |
| In office 18 May 1995 – 2 June 1997 | |
| President | Jacques Chirac |
| Prime Minister | Alain Juppé |
| Preceded by | Michel Giraud |
| Succeeded by | Martine Aubry |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 4 July 1979 – 13 May 1981 | |
| President | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
| Prime Minister | Raymond Barre |
| Preceded by | Simone Veil |
| Succeeded by | Edmond Hervé |
| Member of the National Assembly for Haute-Loire's 1st constituency | |
| In office 1 January 1997 – 4 July 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Serge Monnier |
| Succeeded by | Laurent Wauquiez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1937 Yssingeaux, France |
| Died | 3 December 2014 (aged 77) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Party | UDF (before 2002) UMP (2002–2014) |
| Children | 3, including Jean-Noël Barrot |
| Alma mater | Aix-Marseille University Sciences Po |
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Jacques Barrot (French pronunciation: [ʒak baʁo]; 3 February 1937 – 3 December 2014) was a French politician who served in the European Commission as Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security (2008–2010), Commissioner for Transport (2004–2008) and Commissioner for Regional Policy (2004). He was also one of the vice-presidents of the Barroso Commission. In France, he held several ministerial posts and was later a member of the Constitutional Council from 2010 until his death in 2014.