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José Manuel Durão Barroso


 

José Manuel Durão Barroso (pronunced: IPA, {{IPA|}} {{Audio|Pt-jose manuel durao barroso.ogg|listen}}) (born in Lisbon, March 23, 1956) is a Portuguese politician and is the 11th President of the European Commission. He served as Prime Minister of his country from 6 April 2002 until 29 June 2004, when he resigned to become President-designate of the European Commission. The appointment was formally endorsed by the European Parliament on July 22, and he was due to take over officially from Romano Prodi on 1 November 2004. However, this process was delayed due to problems regarding parliamentary approval of the Barroso Commission.

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