Thierry Breton

French businessman and politician · France · On the map · Politicians · Born 1955 · age 71

Thierry Jacques Lucien Breton is a French business executive, politician, and writer who served as European Commissioner for Internal Market in the first von der Leyen Commission from 2019 to 2024.

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2015Commander of the Legion of HonourAward2012Grand Officer of the National Order of MeritAward2010Commander of the Order of Ouissam AlaouiteAward2006Grand Officer of the Order of the Southern CrossAward2001Honorary CitizenshipAward1955Born15 January 1955

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Breton with Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing in Beijing, China, 10 November 2023

Breton speaks before committees of the European Parliament at his confirmation hearing for European Commissioner for the Internal Market in 2019.

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Commander of the Legion of Honour2015

Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit2012

Commander of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite2010

Grand Officer of the Order of the Southern Cross2006

Honorary Citizenship2001

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Breton was vice-chairman and CEO of Groupe Bull (1996-1997), chairman and CEO of Thomson-RCA (1997-2002) and chairman and CEO of France Télécom (2002-2005). In 2005, he entered politics, serving as minister for economy, finance and industry (2005-2007) in the governments of prime ministers Jean-Pierre Raffarin and Dominique de Villepin, during the presidency of Jacques Chirac. From 2007 to 2008 he was a professor at Harvard Business School, before joining group Atos from 2009 to 2019 as its CEO.

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France