A conservative, former French Foreign Minister and former European Commissioner, Michel Barnier, 73, has been appointed the new Prime Minister of France, according to the BFMTV channel today, 5 September, referring to the Elysée Palace.
“The Elysée Palace has just confirmed the appointment of Michel Barnier as the new Prime Minister” – the television channel reported.
Michel Barnier graduated from the Ecole Supérieure Commerciale in Paris. He headed the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Raffarin cabinet from 31 March 2004 to 5 June 2005. In 2010, he became European Commissioner for Internal Trade. Barnier is an officer of the Legion of Honour. Married. Has three children.
Let us remember that his predecessor in the post of Prime Minister, aged 35, Gabriel Atal He is openly gay. From 2017 to 2022 he lived in a civil union with a European Member of Parliament. Stefan SéjournetBut when Attal was appointed Prime Minister and Sejournet was appointed head of the Foreign Ministry, these relations were terminated at the request of one of the parties.
