was re-elected as President of the EPP at the Madrid Congress in October 2015. In 2019, he was succeeded by Donald Tusk. Recognition Among other honours, Daul is an "Officier de la Légion d'Honneur", "Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite" and "Officier du Mérite Agricole". Controversy Daul was under investigation for misuse of public funds in France. He was part of an inquiry into the diversion of €16 million (£10.6 million) of agricultural money in the 1990s that has also ensnared three former agriculture ministers. He was placed under investigation in 2004 for allegedly diverting money to finance the farmers' union, the FNSEA, and to pay his own staff. He was not accused of benefiting personally but of "complicity and concealment of the abuse of public funds". On 8 August 2007, the court had, however, asked that all charges against him be dropped, stating that the cases made against him did not require legal punishment. Notes External links Daul's website as Chairman of the EPP in the European Parliament |- 1947 births Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite Living people MEPs for France 1999–2004 MEPs for East France 2004–2009 MEPs for East France 2009–2014 Politicians from Strasbourg Presidents of the European People's Party Union for a Popular Movement MEPs