A conservative, former French Foreign Minister, ex-European Commissioner, 73-year-old Michel Barnier, has been appointed the new prime minister of France. This was announced today, September 5, by the BFMTV channel with reference to the Elysee Palace.
"The Elysee Palace has just confirmed the appointment of Michel Barnier as the new prime minister," the channel reported.
Michel Barnier graduated from the higher commercial school in Paris. He headed the French Foreign Ministry in Raffarin's cabinet from March 31, 2004 to June 5, 2005. In 2010 he became European Commissioner for Internal Trade (until 2014). He was the chief negotiator The EU on Brexit. Barnier is an officer of the Legion of Honor. Married. Has three children.
Recall that his predecessor as prime minister, 35-year-old Gabriel Attal, is an open homosexual. In 2017-2022, he lived in a civil partnership with MEP Stefan Sezhurne, but by the time Attal was appointed Prime Minister and Sezhurne was appointed foreign minister, these relations were terminated at the request of one of the parties.