Martin Selmayr

Quick Facts

Full Name	Martin Selmayr
Occupation	University Teacher
Date Of Birth	Dec 5, 1970(1970-12-05)
Age	54
Birthplace	Bonn
Country	Germany
Birth City	North Rhine-Westphalia
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Martin Selmayr Biography

Martin Selmayr is one of the most popular and richest University Teacher who was born on December 5, 1970 in Bonn, North Rhine- Westphalia, Germany. Martin Selmayr (born 5 December 1970) is a European civil servant who served as Secretary General of the European Commission from 2018 to 2019 and Chief of Staff for Commission the President Jean-Claude Juncker from 2014 to the year 2018. In his time with the Juncker Commission, Selmayr was often referred to as one of the most influential people within of the European Union. When he was appointed Secretary-General, Selmayr was described during a debate in the European Parliament as “the most powerful bureaucrat in the world.” An occupant of Brussels from 2000 onwards, he’s part of the Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) party from Belgium. Many believe him as being close with members of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany and its leaders, but it was the European Commission said he has not been a member of the party.

In the beginning of 2014 Jean-Claude Juncker won the nomination of the European People’s Party (EPP) to be their presidential candidate of the European Commission. Juncker made Selmayr as his campaign manager, and when the EPP was declared the biggest group in the European Parliament after the elections on May 14, 2014 Selmayr was appointed the Head of the Juncker transition team. Since assuming the presidency on the 1st of November, 2014. Juncker appointed Selmayr his Chief of Cabinet and Chief of Staff.

Selmayr was appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the European Commission in February 2018. Minutes after this appointment, Juncker informed the European Commissioners that the then Secretary-General, Alexander Italianer, intended to retire; they had not been previously notified of this. On 1 March 2018, following the formal retirement of Italianer, Selmayr was approved by the College of Commissioners to replace him as Secretary-General. Some media sources claimed that support for Selmayr had been “bought”, and with others claiming that Selmayr had “forced” his way into the position. The President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker reportedly threatened to resign if the controversy led to Selmayr’s dismissal. On 25 March 2018 the Commission issued a formal statement claiming that Selmayr’s promotion was in accordance with legal procedures.

Selmayr resigned as Secretary-General on 1 August 2019, having held the office for less time than any of his predecessors; it was speculated that the decision by the European Council to nominate Ursula von der Leyen as replacement for Juncker as Commission President was a factor behind the decision. He was subsequently appointed as the EU’s Permanent Representative to Austria.

He joined the Commission in 2004. became a member of in 2004 with the European Commission as a civil employee. He then served in various roles including, in the beginning, in the capacity of Commission spokesperson for Information Society and Media, prior to becoming the Head of Cabinet for Commission Commissioner Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Viviane Reding. The Commission appointed him to the Commission as a Principal Advisor to the Directorate-General of Economic and Financial Affairs, and also as a Director for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Martin Selmayr Net Worth

Martin Selmayr is one of the richest University Teacher from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Martin Selmayr 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Selmayr was a law student in his home at the University of Geneva, before getting the PhD in law at the University of Passau. He was employed by the European Central Bank from 1998 until 2000 prior to joining media company Bertelsmann in the role of a legal consultant within Brussels at the beginning of 2001. He was later promoted to Bertelsmann’s vice president of government relations and legal matters and also the head of Bertelsmann’s Brussels office.

Selmayr is a Christian. He is married and lives in Brussels since the year 2000. He is a part of the Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) party in Belgium since 2014.

Shortly after his appointment, various media reports began to profile Selmayr as a highly influential figure within EU politics, with Politico describing him as “the most powerful EU chief of staff ever” in November 2016, noting that even Jean-Claude Juncker jokingly referred to Selmayr by the nickname “the Monster.” Tomáš Prouza, the Czech State Secretary for European Affairs, stated publicly that “when I need a decision to be taken…I talk to Martin”. In October 2017, he was accused in the British media of leaking details relating to Brexit negotiations, though Selmayr denied these accusations.

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