Pierre Moscovici is a French politician who served as the European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs from 2014 to 2019.
18 Facts About Pierre Moscovici
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Pierre Moscovici previously served as Minister of Finance from 2012 to 2014 and as Minister for European Affairs between 1997 and 2002.
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Previously a member of the Trotskyist group the Revolutionary Communist League, Moscovici joined the French Socialist Party in 1984 and has since that time been a member of the Departmental Council of Doubs and of the French Parliament and the European Parliament.
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Pierre Moscovici has been National Secretary of his party since 1995.
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Pierre Moscovici obtained his Baccalaureat at the Lycee Condorcet in 1974, a DEA in economics and in philosophy, and he graduated from Sciences Po Paris and the Ecole nationale d'administration, where he studied under Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who became a friend and mentor in politics.
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Pierre Moscovici was a president of A gauche en Europe, a group founded by Strauss-Kahn and Michel Rocard and created his own group "Besoin de Gauche".
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From 1994 to 1997, Pierre Moscovici was a Member of the European Parliament.
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From 1997 to 2002, Pierre Moscovici was Minister delegate for European Affairs in the government of Lionel Jospin.
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On 20 July 2004, Pierre Moscovici was elected one of the 14 Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament and was re-elected on 17 January 2007.
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Pierre Moscovici stated that he identifies itself as a half Romanian.
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From 2007 to 2012, Pierre Moscovici was a Member of the French National Assembly, serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and subsequently the Finance Committee.
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Pierre Moscovici served as vice-president of the Assembly's Committee on European Affairs.
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Pierre Moscovici was President of the Pays de Montbeliard Agglomeration from 2008 to 2012.
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In 2011, Pierre Moscovici endorsed Francois Hollande and ran his successful campaign for the 2012 French presidential election.
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Pierre Moscovici served as France's Minister for Finance and Economy from May 2012 to April 2014.
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Pierre Moscovici served as a Member of the French National Assembly.
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In July 2014 President Francois Hollande nominated Pierre Moscovici to be France's candidate for the European Commission led by Jean-Claude Juncker.
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Pierre Moscovici's responsibilities included the development and management of an efficient European Union Customs Union.