Thierry Breton
French businessman and politician (born 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thierry Breton (French pronunciation: [tjɛʁi bʁətɔ̃]; born 15 January 1955) is a French business executive, politician, writer and the current Commissioner for Internal Market of the European Union. 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 of 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.[3]
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Thierry Breton | |
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European Commissioner for Internal Market | |
Assumed office 1 December 2019 | |
President | Ursula von der Leyen |
Preceded by | Elżbieta Bieńkowska |
Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry | |
In office 25 February 2005 – 18 May 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Dominique de Villepin |
Preceded by | Hervé Gaymard |
Succeeded by | Jean-Louis Borloo |
Personal details | |
Born | (1955-01-15) 15 January 1955 (age 69) 14th arrondissement of Paris, France |
Nationality | French Senegalese[1][2] |
Political party | Rally for the Republic (before 2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) |
Education | Supélec Institut des hautes études de défense nationale |
Since 2019, Breton has been European Commissioner for Internal Market under the presidency of Ursula von der Leyen, an appointment that met with controversy, as he was considered by anti-corruption association Anticor to be at serious risk of conflicts of interest over his previous posts at France Télécom and Atos.[4][5][6]