Barnier, a staunch pro-European and a moderate career politician, has held roles in various French governments and was also EU commissioner.
French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Michel Barnier, the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, as his new prime minister on Thursday, after weeks of drawn out talks following an inconclusive snap election.
Barnier, 73, led the EU’s talks with Britain over its exit from the bloc from 2016 to 2021.
