Saturday, 11 February, 2012
09:29 GMT 13:29 Moscow
Local Time: 13:29


	VLADIMIR PUTIN
	JACQUES CHIRAC
	GEORGE W. BUSH JR
	TONY (ANTHONY CHARLES LYNTON) BLAIR
	JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI
	ANGELA MERKEL
	STEPHEN HARPER
	ROMANO PRODI
	JOSE MANUEL BARROSO

EUROPEAN UNION

JOSE MANUEL BARROSO

Chairman of the European Commission

Assumption of the office: 2004
Date of birth: March 23, 1956
Place of birth: Lisbon, Portugal
Family status: Married / three children

Occupation:

He graduated from the faculty of law of Lisbon University and from Geneva University where he majored in political sciences and European studies.

Career:

In 1980, Mr. Barroso joined the Social Democratic Party of Portugal.

He has been elected to the national parliament six times running since 1985.

In 1991, he joined the European movement.

In 1995-1996, he chaired the national parliamentary committee on international affairs.

In 1996, he was the Director of the International Institute for Support of Democracy and Electoral Assistance.

From 1999 to 2000, he was Deputy Chairman of the European People's Party.

From 2002 to 2004, he headed the Government of Portugal.

In 2004, he became the Chairman of the European Commission.