Jean-Claude Juncker
Jean-Claude Juncker (born 9 December 1954) is a politician from Luxembourg. Juncker studied Law. He was one of the people who designed the Maastricht Treaty. Junker was Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 1995 to 2013. In 2014, he was elected President of the European Commission.
Jean-Claude Juncker | |
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President of the European Commission | |
In office 1 November 2014 – 30 November 2019 | |
Vice President | Frans Timmermans |
Preceded by | José Manuel Barroso |
Succeeded by | Ursula von der Leyen |
Prime Minister of Luxembourg | |
In office 20 January 1995 – 4 December 2013 | |
Monarch | Jean Henri |
Deputy | Jacques Poos Lydie Polfer Jean Asselborn |
Preceded by | Jacques Santer |
Succeeded by | Xavier Bettel |
Minister for the Treasury | |
In office 23 July 2009 – 4 December 2013 | |
Preceded by | Luc Frieden |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Minister for Finances | |
In office 14 July 1989 – 23 July 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Jacques Santer |
Preceded by | Jacques Santer |
Succeeded by | Luc Frieden |
Minister for Work and Employment | |
In office 20 July 1984 – 7 August 1999 | |
Prime Minister | Jacques Santer |
Preceded by | Jacques Santer |
Succeeded by | François Biltgen |
Personal details | |
Born | Redange, Luxembourg | 9 December 1954
Political party | Christian Social People's Party |
Spouse(s) | Christiane Frising |
Alma mater | University of Strasbourg |
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Jean-Claude Juncker Media
Juncker with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 24 May 2007
Juncker with French Prime Minister François Fillon on 29 October 2009
Juncker with Angela Merkel and José Manuel Barroso
Juncker with Ukrainian PM Arseniy Yatseniuk, EPP summit in Brussels, 20 March 2014
G7 leaders in Japan, 26 May 2016
Indian PM Narendra Modi with Juncker and Donald Tusk at the EU-India Summit, Brussels, 2016
Juncker with British Prime Minister Theresa May in Brussels in October 2016
Juncker with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in June 2017