José Manuel Barroso
José Manuel Barroso | |
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Barroso in 2013 | |
| President of the European Commission | |
| In office 22 November 2004 – 31 October 2014 | |
| First Vice-President | Margot Wallström Catherine Ashton |
| Preceded by | Romano Prodi |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Prime Minister of Portugal | |
| In office 6 April 2002 – 17 July 2004 | |
| President | Jorge Sampaio |
| Preceded by | António Guterres |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Santana Lopes |
| President of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 2 May 1999 – 30 June 2004 | |
| Secretary-General | José Luís Arnaut |
| Preceded by | Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Santana Lopes |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 2 May 1999 – 6 April 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 12 November 1992 – 28 October 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Preceded by | João de Deus Pinheiro |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Gama |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 27 October 1995 – 22 November 2004 | |
| Constituency | Lisbon |
| In office 13 August 1987 – 26 October 1995 | |
| Constituency | Viseu |
| In office 4 November 1985 – 12 August 1987 | |
| Constituency | Lisbon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Manuel Durão Barroso 23 March 1956 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Workers' Communist Party (1974–1977) Social Democratic Party (1980–present) |
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| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Lisbon University of Geneva Georgetown University |
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José Manuel Durão Barroso (Portuguese: [ʒuˈzɛ mɐˈnwɛl duˈɾɐ̃w bɐˈʁozu]; born 23 March 1956) is a Portuguese politician and law professor. He previously served from 2002 to 2004 as the 114th prime minister of Portugal and from 2004–2014 as the 11th president of the European Commission.
He has been one of the revolving door cases at the EU, which received the most media attention because only two months after the cooling off period, Barroso accepted a position as "senior adviser" and "non-executive chairman" of Goldman Sachs International and became subject of an ethics inquiry.