Henri Rochereau (25 March 1908, in
Chantonnay,
Vendée
Vendée (; br, Vande) is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442. – 25 January 1999, in
Paris
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) was a French politician and
European Commissioner.
Henri was the son of Victor Rochereau, a
National Assembly of France ''député'' (deputy) for the
Vendée
Vendée (; br, Vande) is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442. department (1914–1942). Henri worked as a solicitors clerk and later in an exporting business.
In the
1988 French presidential election
Presidential elections were held in France on 24 April and 8 May 1988.
In 1981 the Socialist Party leader, François Mitterrand, was elected President of France and the Left won the legislative election. However, in 1986, the right regained a ...
, he supported the right-wing
National Front candidate
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean Louis Marie Le Pen (, born 20 June 1928) is a French far-right politician who served as President of the National Front from 1972 to 2011. He also served as Honorary President of the National Front from 2011 to 2015.
Le Pen graduated fro ...
.
Offices
* From 1949 to 1959 he was a member of the
Senate of France
The Senate (french: Sénat, ) is the upper house of the French Parliament, with the lower house being the National Assembly, the two houses constituting the legislature of France. The French Senate is made up of 348 senators (''sénateurs'' a ...
for the Vendée department and a council leader for the
canton of
Les Essarts
* From May 1959 to August 1961
Minister for Agriculture in the government of
Michel Debré
Michel Jean-Pierre Debré (; 15 January 1912 – 2 August 1996) was the first Prime Minister of the French Fifth Republic. He is considered the "father" of the current Constitution of France. He served under President Charles de Gaulle from 195 ...
* From 1962 to 1970 he was
Overseas Development Commissioner in the second
Hallstein Commission
The Hallstein Commission is the European Commission that held office from 7 January 1958 to 30 June 1967. Its president was Walter Hallstein and held two separate mandates.
Work
It was the first commission on the European Economic Community and ...
, and from 1967, in the
Rey Commission
The Rey Commission is the European Commission that held office from 2 July 1967 to 30 June 1970. Its president was Jean Rey.
Work
It was the first commission of the merged European Communities. It was the successor to the Hallstein Commission a ...
* From 1970 to 1986 he was President of the association of Large French Ports
Association for the development of the French ports
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1908 births
1999 deaths
French European Commissioners
French Ministers of Agriculture
French Senators of the Fourth Republic
People from Vendée
Senators of Vendée
European Commissioners 1967–1970
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