====== José Manuel Barroso ======

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**José Manuel Barros** is a [[europe:portugal|Portuguese]] politician. 

He is the Chair of [[gavi|Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance]].

===== History =====

In his university days, Barroso was a leader of the [[Portuguese Workers' Communist Party]]/Re-Organized Movement of the Party of the Proletariat, a [[Mao Zedong|Maoist]] political party in Portugal.((//José Manuel Barroso bullies the Irish.// (2008, May 28). Telegraph. https://archive.ph/gyj4I))

==== World Economic Forum (1993) ====

Barroso was named a [[world_economic_forum:global_leaders_for_tomorrow|Global Leader for Tomorrow]] by the [[World Economic Forum]] in 1993.((//WEF GLT Class of 1993.// (2013, December 3). Wayback Machine; World Economic Forum. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013754/http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GLT_ClassOf1993.pdf)) He was part of the inaugural class of what would later became known as the "Young Global Leaders" program. His fellow classmates included [[Tony Blair]], [[Bono]], [[Richard Branson]], [[Gordon Brown]], [[Bill Gates]], [[Yo-Yo Ma]], [[Angela Merkel]], [[Nicolas Sarkozy]], [[George Stephanopoulos]], [[Larry Summers]], and (by some accounts) [[Vladimir Putin]].((Russia Briefing. (2021, January 28). //Russian President Putin’s Speech At The World Economic Forum: Complete English Translation.// Russia Briefing News. https://www.russia-briefing.com/news/russian-president-putin-s-speech-at-the-world-economic-forum-complete-english-translation.html/)) ((Phoenix. (2020, January 17). //“Das Forum” (Bonus): Klaus Schwab trifft Costa Ricas Präsident Quesada.// YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0pMGflp3aE&t=79s))

==== Bilderberg Group (1994-present) ====

Barroso is a member of the [[bilderberg|Bilderberg Steering Committee]], having participated in many meetings of the Bilderberg Group from 1994 through to at least 2019.((//Steering Committee.// Bilderberg Meetings. Retrieved June 2, 2022, from https://archive.ph/SHNkx))

==== Prime Minister of Portugal (2002-2004) ====

Barroso served as the Prime Minister of [[europe:Portugal]] from 2002-2004.((//Ex-European Commission head Barroso under fire over Goldman Sachs job.// (2016, July 13). BBC News. https://archive.ph/8c1Za)) In March [[2003]], Barroso met with [[united_states_of_america|United States]] President [[George W. Bush]], [[united_kingdom|British]] Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]], and [[europe:Spain|Spanish]] Prime Minister [[José María Aznar]] to finalize plans to launch the US invasion of [[Asia:Iraq]].((Gotev, G. (2016, July 7). //Blair held responsible for Iraq war, while Barroso remains untouchable.// Euractiv. https://archive.ph/9pYmn))

==== European Commission (2004-2014) ====

Barroso served as President of the [[European Commission]] from 2004-2014.((//President José Manuel Barroso - My CV.// (2014, January 11). European Commission. https://archive.ph/iWKN6)) He led the launch of [[Horizon 2020]], the [[European Union]] funding programme for scientific research and innovation.((//Barroso unveils five-year plan with 2020 horizon.// (2009, September 3). Euractiv. https://archive.ph/zdjJ1))

==== Goldman Sachs International (2016-present) ====

Barroso is the non-executive chairman of [[goldman_sachs|Goldman Sachs International]].((//José Manuel Barroso on Europe’s economic relief package.// (2020, April 24). Goldman Sachs. https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/pages/europes-economic-relief-package.html))

==== Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (2021-2022) ====

In September 2020, the [[Gavi]] Board appointed Barroso as its new Chair for a two-year term beginning in January 2021.((//José Manuel Barroso.// Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Retrieved June 2, 2022, from https://archive.ph/B9J9z))

===== Other Affiliations =====

==== Chatham House ====

Barroso is a senior advisor of [[Chatham House]],((//Our governance.// (2022). Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank. https://archive.ph/wVxVm)) which has received funding from the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] to “discuss the value of [[vaccines]] in reducing the impact of [[antimicrobial resistance]]” and other vaccine-focused initiatives.((//Chatham House.// (2017, January). Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. https://archive.ph/ED1uo)) ((//Chatham House.// (2014, October). Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. https://archive.ph/g5B08)) ((See [[Chatham House]] for more grants from B&MGF)) Chatham House’s corporate partners include [[pharmaceutical companies]] [[pharmaceutical_companies:Bayer]], [[pharmaceutical_companies:GlaxoSmithKline]] and [[pharmaceutical_companies:Sanofi]].((//Chatham House corporate members.// Chatham House. Retrieved June 2, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220602143013/https://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/images/conferences/Current%20Members%20List.pdf))

==== Kofi Annan Foundation ====

Since 2016, Barroso has served as a member of the Electoral Integrity Initiative for the [[Kofi Annan Foundation]].((//Electoral Integrity Initiative.// (2016, May 30). Kofi Annan Foundation. https://archive.ph/OFqnf )) The KAF is funded by the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]], [[Facebook]], [[Meta]], [[Twitter]], and [[Open Society Foundations]].((//Foundation Information.// Kofi Annan Foundation. Retrieved June 2, 2022, from https://archive.ph/Lq97V ))

The foundation is partnered with the [[Global Commission on Drug Policy]], [[International Drug Policy Consortium]], [[UNESCO]], [[United Nations]], and the [[United Nations Foundation]].((//Annual Report 2021.// Kofi Annan Foundation. Retrieved June 2, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220523140756/https://www.kofiannanfoundation.org/kaf-annual-report-2021/))

==== Women Political Leaders ====

Barroso is a Member of the Global Advisory Board for [[Women Political Leaders]].((//Global Advisory Board.// Women Political Leaders. Retrieved July 27, 2021, from https://archive.ph/5EJCH)) WPL is partnered with the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]], [[Centene]], [[Facebook]], [[Google]], [[Mastercard]], [[pharmaceutical_companies:Merck]], [[pharmaceutical_companies:UCB|UCB Pharma]], [[United Nations]], [[United Nations Foundation]], [[pharmaceutical_companies:Vifor Pharma]], and the [[World Bank]].((//Partners.// Women Political Leaders. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220630130107/https://www.womenpoliticalleaders.org/partners/))