Joseph Daul | |
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 Daul in 2016 | |
| President of the European People's Party | |
| In office 12 November 2013 – 30 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfried Martens |
| Succeeded by | Donald Tusk |
| Leader of the European People's Party in the European Parliament | |
| In office 9 January 2007 – 4 June 2014 | |
| President | Wilfried Martens |
| Preceded by | Hans-Gert Pöttering |
| Succeeded by | Manfred Weber |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1 July 1999 – 20 May 2014 | |
| Constituency | East France |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Alexander Daul 13 April 1947 Strasbourg, France |
| Political party | The Republicans |
| Other political affiliations | European People's Party |
| Education | Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence |
| Website | Official website |
Joseph Alexander Daul (born 13 April 1947) is a French politician who served as President of the European People's Party (EPP) from 2013 to 2019. He previously served as Leader of the EPP Group in the European Parliament from 2007 to 2014 and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from France from 1999 until 2014. He is a member of The Republicans, part of the EPP.
Daul had previously come to prominence as the chairman of the European Parliament's powerful Committee on Agriculture, a position he was elected to on 23 July 2004, and previously, from 2002, as chairman of the Conference of Committee Chairmen. He has been mayor of Pfettisheim (Bas-Rhin) since 1989, and is an officer of the Agricultural Order of Merit, knight of the National Order of Merit and knight of the Legion of Honour. In addition to French, he speaks standard German and Alsatian, the Alemannic variety of German spoken in his native Alsace.