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Arnaud Danjean

Arnaud Danjean (French pronunciation: [aʁno dɑ̃ʒɑ̃]; born 11 February 1971) is a French politician and former civil servant who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 to 2024. A member of The Republicans (LR), he was also elected a member of the Regional Council of Burgundy in 2010. He was elected to the newly-created Regional Council of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in 2015, holding a seat until his resignation in 2017.

In the European Parliament, Danjean represented France's East constituency until 2019, when he was reelected for a third term in the newly-reestablished nationwide constituency. He chaired the European Parliament Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) from 2009 to 2014, a subcommittee of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET). As member of LR, Danjean was a member of the European People's Party Group (EPP Group).

In 2024, Danjean was appointed a special adviser to Prime Minister Michel Barnier.

Danjean graduated in 1992 from Sciences Po with a degree in communication, research and human resource, and completed his curriculum in 1993 with a postgraduate diploma in political science and international relations at Sciences Po.

After completing his military service as a reserve officer at the submarine base of Toulon, Danjean passed an examination to join the French DGSE as a civil servant. He carried out numerous missions in Sarajevo in 1995 and 1996, especially during the Siege of Sarajevo and the signature of the Dayton Agreement. He became a permanent member of the French Embassy in Sarajevo from June 1996 to September 1998.

Danjean later worked as a Balkans specialist for the Ministry of Defence and took part to the negotiations of the Rambouillet Agreement in February and March 1999.

After June 1999, Danjean carried out short-term missions in the Balkans and Central European countries.

Danjean joined the Mission of France to the United Nations in Geneva in 2002, and performed in 2004 a new mission in Kosovo for Javier Solana, High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).

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