Biography
Jean-Claude Juncker (Luxembourgish: [ˈʒɑ̃ːkloːt ˈjuŋkɐ]; born 9 December 1954) is a Luxembourgish politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Luxembourg from 1995 to 2013 and 12th president of the European Commission from 2014 to 2019. He also served as Finance Minister from 1989 to 2009 and President of the Eurogroup from 2005 to 2013.
By the time Juncker left office as Prime Minister in 2013, he was the longest-serving head of any national government in the EU and one of the longest-serving democratically elected leaders in the world, with his tenure encompassing the height of the European financial and sovereign debt crisis. In 2005, he became the first permanent President of the Eurogroup.In 2014, the European People's Party (EPP) had Juncker as its lead candidate, or Spitzenkandidat, for the presidency of the Commission in the 2014 elections. This marked the first time that the Spitzenkandidat process was employed. Juncker is the first president to have campaigned as a candidate for the position prior to the election, a process introduced with the Treaty of Lisbon. The EPP won 220 out of 751 seats in the Parliament. On 27 June 2014, the European Council officially nominated Juncker for the position, and the European Parliament elected him on 15 July 2014 with 422 votes out of the 729 cast. He took office on 1 November 2014 and served until 30 November 2019, when he was succeeded by Ursula von der Leyen.Juncker has stated that his priorities would be the creation of a digital single market, the development of an EU Energy Union, the negotiation of the Transatlantic Trade Agreement, the continued reform of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union—with the social dimension in mind, a "targeted fiscal capacity" for the Eurozone, and the 2015–2016 British EU membership renegotiations. "Biography". Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010. at the Luxembourg Government
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Appearances on C-SPAN
Filmography
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self 20
TV Shows 13
Movies 8
Lebenslänglich Politik: Der ewige Schäuble (2022)
Frank Elstner - Noch eine Frage (2022)
The Problem With Jon Stewart (2021)
Merkel-Jahre - Am Ende einer Ära (2021)
I Am Greta (2020)
Maischberger (2019)
What Is a Good Tax? (2019)
Brexit: The Clock Is Ticking (2019)
Inside Europe: Ten Years of Turmoil (2019)
phoenix persönlich (2018)
Catalonia: Spain on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2017)
Agora: From Democracy to the Market (2015)
Precht (2012)
NZZ Standpunkte (2007)
Menschen bei Maischberger (2003)
Unter den Linden (2002)
Münchner Runde (2000)
Maybrit Illner (1999)
Alpha Forum (1998)
Sabine Christiansen (1998)
Wortwechsel (1982)
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GenderMale
Birthday1954-12-09 (69 years old)
Birth NameJean-Claude Juncker
Birth PlaceRedange, Luxembourg
ReligionCatholic Church
CitizenshipsLuxembourg
AwardsOrder of the Three Stars, 1st Class, Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit, Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Grand Cross of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania, Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria, European handicraft prize, Dostyk Order of grade I, honorary doctor of the University of Miami, honorary doctor of the University of Sheffield, Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ, honorary doctorate of the University of Porto, Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, honorary doctor of the University of Athens, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, Doctor honoris causa of the University of Strasbourg, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class, order of the Eagle of Tyrol, Golden Duck Award, Franz Josef Strauss Award, European Culture Prize, National Maltese Order of Merit, Order of Honour (Lower Austria), Leopold Kunschak Prize, German citizenship price, Coudenhove-Kalergi Plaque, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Steiger Award, Saarland Order of Merit, Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate, Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg, Charlemagne Prize, Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Order of Prince Henry, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Point Alpha Prize, Medal for outstanding service to Bavaria in a united Europe, Markgräfler Gutedelpreis, Walter Hallstein Prize, Heinrich Brauns Award, Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize, Golden Schlitzohr, Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Robert Schuman Medal, Winfried Award, Order of Stara Planina, State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia, Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Cicero Orator Prize, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Order of Adolphe of Nassau, Order of the Redeemer, Order of Polonia Restituta, Order of Merit, Order of the Oak Crown, Order of the Rising Sun, Order of Vytautas the Great, Order pro Merito Melitensi, Order of the Star of Romania, Order of Isabella the Catholic, Order of the Three Stars, Order of Christ
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