Henri de Raincourt (born 17 November 1948) is a

French politician The politics of France take place with the framework of a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the French Fifth Republic. The nation declares itself to be an "indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic". ...

who was Minister for Relations with Parliament (2009-2010) and Minister in charge of Co-operation (2010-2012) during

Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012. Born in Paris, he is of Hungarian, Greek Jewish, and French origin. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Se ...

’s presidency. Previously a

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representing the

Yonne Yonne () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the river Yonne, which flows through it, in the country's north-central part. One of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté's eight constituent departments, it is lo ...

department, he is set to re-join the Senate in June 2012, a month after leaving the Government. He was elected Senator for Yonne in 1986, and re-elected in 1995 and 2004; he was Chairman of the

Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement (french: link=no, Union pour un mouvement populaire, ; UMP, ) was a centre-right political party in France that was one of the two major contemporary political parties in France along with the centre-left Social ...

Senate caucus between 2008 and 2009. He has also served as President of the Yonne General Council between 1992 and 2008. A farmer by profession, Henri de Raincourt is the son of Philippe de Raincourt (1909–1959), Senator for Yonne from 1948 to 1959. He is also a fourth-generation grandson of the

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. He has been

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of the UMP since 2013.

Political career

Governmental functions

*Minister in charge of Relationships with Parliament: 2009–2010. *Minister in charge of Co-operation under the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs: 2010–2012.

Electoral mandates

Senate of France

*Chairman of the

Group in the Senate: 2008–2009. *Chairman of the Republicans and Independents Group in the Senate: 1995–2002. Re-elected in 1998, 2001. *Senator for

: 1986-2009 (Became minister in 2009). Elected in 1986, re-elected in 1995, 2004, 2008.

Regional Council

*Regional Councillor of Bourgogne: Since 2010.

General Council

*President of the Yonne General Council: 1992–2008. Re-elected in 1994, 1994, 2001, 2004. *Vice President of the Yonne General Council: 1982–1992. Re-elected in 1985, 1988. *General Councillor of Yonne: 1980–2008. Re-elected in 1982, 1988, 1994, 2001.

Municipal Council

*Mayor of Saint-Valérien, Yonne: 1977–2001. Reelected in 1983, 1989, 1995. *Municipal Councillor of Saint-Valérien, Yonne: Since 1977. Reelected in 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008.

Community of Communes Council

*President of the Gâtinais-en-Bourgogne Community of Communes Council: Since 2008. *Member of the Gâtinais-en-Bourgogne Community of Communes Council: Since 2008.

References

Page on the Senate website
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