Pierre de Boissieu

Pierre de Boissieu
Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
In office
1 December 2009 – 26 June 2011
Preceded byJavier Solana
Succeeded byUwe Corsepius
Personal details
Born (1945-06-14) 14 June 1945 (age 79)
Paris, France
RelativesChristian de Boissieu (brother)
Alma materNational School of Administration
ProfessionEconomist

Pierre de Boissieu (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ 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.