Pierre de Boissieu

French diplomat

Pierre de Boissieu

Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
In office 1 December 2009 – 26 June 2011
Preceded by	Javier Solana
Succeeded by	Uwe Corsepius

Personal details
Born	(1945-06-14) 14 June 1945 (age 78) Paris, France
Relatives	Christian de Boissieu (brother)
Alma mater	National School of Administration
Profession	Economist

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

^ euabc.com: de Boissieu, Pierre (1945 - )
^ Informal meeting of EU heads of state or government, Brussels, 19 November 2009, Press release
^ New Council Secretary-General takes office, Council of the European Union, Brussels, 27 June 2011