Thérèse Blanchet
Thérèse Blanchet | |
|---|---|
 Blanchet in 2024 | |
| Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1962 |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Jouko Lempiäinen |
| Children | 1 |
Thérèse Blanchet (born 22 May 1962) is the French-Swiss secretary-general of the Council of the European Union since 1 November 2022. She is the first woman to hold the post.[1][2][3]
Previously, from 2019 to 2022, she was Legal Counsel of the Council and European Council, and Director-General of the Council Legal Service.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Blanchet is married to Jouko Lempiäinen and has one child.[2][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "EU leaders tap new top powerbroker at the Council". POLITICO. 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ a b "Thérèse Blanchet appointed new Secretary-General of the Council". Consilium. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ "Une Genevoise au cœur du pouvoir européen". Tribune de Genève (in French). 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ Council of the European Union, General Secretariat. "Thérèse Blanchet appointed new Secretary-General of the Council".
- ^ Bruxelles, Tanguy Verhoosel (2019-07-06). "Une Genevoise à la barre à Bruxelles". La Liberté (in French). Retrieved 2025-08-29.
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