Pierre de Boissieu
Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
In office
1 December 2009 – 26 June 2011
Preceded byJavier Solana
Succeeded byUwe Corsepius
Personal details
Born (1945-06-14) 14 June 1945 (age 78)
Paris, France
RelativesChristian de Boissieu (brother)
Alma materNational School of Administration
ProfessionEconomist

Pierre de Boissieu (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ də bwasjø]; born 1945[1]) is a French diplomat and former French ambassador to the European Union (EU). He was the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union from 1 December 2009 until 26 June 2011. In this post he was preceded by Javier Solana and was succeeded by Uwe Corsepius.[2][3] Prior to being Secretary General he was Deputy Secretary-General from October 1999 to 30 November 2009.

References

  1. ^ euabc.com: de Boissieu, Pierre (1945 - )
  2. ^ Informal meeting of EU heads of state or government, Brussels, 19 November 2009, Press release
  3. ^ New Council Secretary-General takes office, Council of the European Union, Brussels, 27 June 2011
Political offices Preceded byJavier Solana Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union 2009–2011 Succeeded byUwe Corsepius
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