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The post was established in 1958 and is elected by the European Parliament, on a proposal of the European Council for five year terms.
Once elected, he, along with his Commission, is responsible to Parliament which can censure him.
The current President is José Manuel Barroso, who took office in October 2004.
He is a member of the European People's Party ( EPP ) and is the former Prime Minister of Portugal.
Barroso is the eleventh President and in 2009 was re-elected for a further five years.
His vice president, as of 2010, is High Representative Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland.
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