José Manuel Barroso

José Manuel Barroso
President of the European Commission
In office 22 November 2004 – 31 October 2014
President	Herman Van Rompuy (President of the European Council)
Vice President	Margot Wallström Cathy Ashton
Preceded by	Romano Prodi
Succeeded by	Jean-Claude Juncker
115th 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 1 May 1999 – 12 November 2004
Preceded by	Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Succeeded by	Pedro Santana Lopes
Leader of the Opposition
In office 1 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
Personal details
Born	José Manuel Durão Barroso (1956-03-23) 23 March 1956 (age 68) Lisbon, Portugal
Political party	Workers' Communist Party (Before 1976) Social Democratic Party (1976–present)
Spouse(s)	Maria Margarida Sousa Uva (m. 1980–2016; her death)
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Lisbon University of Geneva Georgetown University
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Website	Official website Official Media Gallery

José Manuel Durão Barroso (IPA: [ʒuˈzɛ mɐˈnwɛl duˈɾɐ̃w bɐˈʁozu]; born 23 March 1956) is a Portuguese politician. He was the non-executive chairman at Goldman Sachs International.^[1] He was the 11th President of the European Commission (2004–2014) and the 115th Prime Minister of Portugal (2002–2004).

References

1. "Ex-European Commission head Barroso under fire over Goldman Sachs job". 13 July 2016 – via www.bbc.com.