Michel Barnier
Prime Minister of France since 2024
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| December 13 2024 | François Bayrou succeeded Michel Barnier as Prime Minister of France. |
| December 5 2024 | Resigns as Prime Minister along with his government. |
| December 5 2024 | The day after the vote of no confidence, Michel Barnier and his government resigned from office. |
| December 4 2024 | Michel Barnier's government was brought down by a vote of no confidence in Parliament, just three months into his tenure as Prime Minister. |
| December 2 2024 | Barnier invoked article 49.3 of the French Constitution to adopt the Social Security budget for 2025 without a parliamentary vote, after failing to reach a compromise with opposing parties. |
| October 2024 | Barnier underwent surgery for a cervical lesion. |
| September 6 2024 | In a statement, Barnier confirmed he would continue several of Macron's policies, including the controversial decision to raise the retirement age to 64. |
| September 5 2024 | Michel Barnier was appointed as Prime Minister of France by President Emmanuel Macron, becoming the oldest prime minister in modern French history. |
| July 2024 | In a conversation with Politico, outlined France's most pressing issues as immigration, public finances, and rebuilding industrial and agricultural capacities. |
| July 2024 | Following the 7 July snap election, Michel Barnier was described by the BBC as a 'committed, patriotic conservative' and outlined his priorities as prime minister, including education, security, and immigration control. |
| July 16 2024 | President Emmanuel Macron accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, marking the beginning of a caretaker government period. |
| July 7 2024 | Participated in the snap election in France and subsequently became prime minister. |
| 2022 | Pécresse placed fifth in the first round of the presidential election, marking the worst result ever recorded by the Republicans or their Gaullist predecessors. |
| 2022 | Barnier endorsed Valérie Pécresse after the first round of voting, where she was nominated in the second round with 61% of the vote. |
| 2021 | As part of his presidential campaign, Barnier proposed to expand prison capacity by 20,000 and enforce mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes. |
| 2021 | During his presidential campaign, Michel Barnier stated his intention to propose a referendum on tightening the legal framework for immigration in France and aimed to stop non-European immigration for three to five years. |
| 2021 | Barnier published his memoir 'My Secret Brexit Diary,' detailing the EU's negotiations with the UK during its withdrawal from the bloc. |
| 2021 | Barnier was appointed special adviser to President Ursula von der Leyen, overseeing the ratification of the UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. |
| 2021 | Barnier suggested cutting production taxes by €10 billion, raising the retirement age from 62 to 65, lengthening the working week, and tightening conditions for access to social assistance as part of his economic policy proposals during his presidential campaign. |
| December 2021 | At the Republicans' party congress, Barnier placed third in the first round of voting for the presidential nomination, receiving 23.93% of the vote. |
| August 2021 | Michel Barnier sought his party's nomination for President of France in the 2022 presidential election but finished in third place at The Republicans congress. |
| August 27 2021 | Barnier officially launched his presidential campaign. |
| February 2021 | Michel Barnier set up a political faction within the Republicans named 'Patriot and European' in preparation for a possible bid in the upcoming 2022 presidential election. |
| February 25 2020 | Barnier received his negotiating mandate from the European Council for the trade deal talks between the UK and EU. |
| 2019 | Barnier led the European Commission's Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2021. |
| 2016 | An investigating judge requested that the case involving Barnier and other former ministers be referred to the Court of Justice of the Republic regarding their alleged involvement in the exfiltration of mercenaries during the 2004 Ivory Coast conflict. |
| October 2016 | Appointed as the EU's chief negotiator for Brexit negotiations, serving until 2021. |
| July 27 2016 | Michel Barnier was announced as the European Commission's chief negotiator with the United Kingdom over leaving the European Union. |
| 2015 | From 2015, Barnier served as an unpaid special adviser to Juncker on defence policy. |
| July 2014 | Barnier served a second term as Acting Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship from 1 to 16 July 2014 after Tajani was elected to his new position. |
| April 2014 | Barnier was appointed Acting Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship from 19 April to 25 May 2014 while Antonio Tajani was on electoral campaign leave. |
| March 2014 | Barnier stood unsuccessfully for the nomination of the European People's Party to become President of the European Commission, losing to Jean-Claude Juncker. |
| 2010 | Becomes vice-president of the European People's Party (EPP), a position he maintains until 2015. |
| February 2010 | In February 2010, Barnier was confirmed as the European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services. |
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