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José Manuel Barroso

Portuguese politician (born 1956) · Portugal · Politicians

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A decade shaping Brussels policy, then straight through the revolving door to Goldman Sachs - two months past his cooling-off period.

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A life in dates

2015Order of LibertyAward2014Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double CrossAwardHonorary Doctor of University of Economics in BratislavaAward2011Grand Cross of the Order of Charles IIIAwardHonorary Doctor of the University of AucklandAward2010Honorary Doctor of the University of ŁódźAward2009Robert Schuman MedalAward2008Honorary Doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia AntipolisAward2007Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the GreatAward2004Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of PolandAward1996Grand Cross of the Order of Rio BrancoAward1993Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the FalconAward1991Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of FinlandAwardGrand Cross of the Order of the Southern CrossAward1956Born23 March 1956

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José Manuel Barroso (cropped)José Manuel Barroso (cropped)Copenhagen European Council, 21-22.06.1993 (P-002366 00-4)Copenhagen European Council, 21-22.06.1993 (P-002366 00-4)Emir Lahouari Benarba with former President of the European Commission, Mr. José Manuel Barroso, and the President of Goldman Sachs at the Global Summit Meeting Orasis, held in Cascais, Portugal, on May 5-6, 2018Emir Lahouari Benarba with former President of the European Commission, Mr. José Manuel Barroso, and the President of Goldman Sachs at the Global Summit Meeting Orasis, held in Cascais, Portugal, on May 5-6, 2018Handshake between Plamen Oresharski, on the left, and José Manuel BarrosoHandshake between Plamen Oresharski, on the left, and José Manuel BarrosoJosé Manuel Durão Barroso 2009José Manuel Durão Barroso 2009Morgan Tsvangirai 2009Morgan Tsvangirai 2009Morgan Tsvangirai and José Manuel BarrosoMorgan Tsvangirai and José Manuel BarrosoVisit by European religious leaders to the EC (P-011461 00-02)Visit by European religious leaders to the EC (P-011461 00-02)

Awards

Order of Liberty2015
Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry2014
Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double Cross2014
Honorary Doctor of University of Economics in Bratislava2014
Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III2011
Honorary Doctor of the University of Auckland2011
Honorary Doctor of the University of Łódź2010
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class2009
Robert Schuman Medal2009
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis2008
Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great2007
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland2004
Grand Cross of the Order of Rio Branco1996
Order of the Tribute to the Republic1994
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon1993
Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross1991
Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland1991
Steiger Award
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Honorary Doctorate of Haifa University
Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ
Order of Christ
Order of Prince Henry
Order of the Falcon
Order pro Merito Melitensi
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
National Order of the Ivory Coast
Order of the Southern Cross
Order of the Republic
Order of Civil Merit
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Order of the Sun of Peru
Order of Ouissam Alaouite
Order of Rio Branco
Hungarian Order of Merit

About this person

José Manuel Durão Barroso was born 23 March 1956, a law professor who entered Portuguese politics and served as prime minister from 2002 to 2004. He moved to Brussels that year as president of the European Commission, a post he held until 2014. Two months after his mandatory cooling-off period ended, he took a chair at Goldman Sachs International as senior adviser and non-executive chairman. The move triggered an ethics inquiry and became one of the EU's most widely covered revolving-door cases.

Country
Portugal
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
living
Dates
Born 1956 · age 70

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