Fernand Le Rachinel (born 4 June 1942) 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". ...

and

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

for the north-west of

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. He is a member of the National Front, and is therefore a Non-Inscrit in the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...

. He sits on the

Committee on Transport and Tourism The Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) is a committee of the European Parliament. Its current chair is the French MEP Karima Delli of the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance. Research service The Committee is directly supported by ...

. Le Rachinel is also a substitute for the

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) is a committee of the European Parliament. Its areas of responsibility relate to industry, especially technology-intensive manufacturing, information technology, and telecommunications. It also ...

and a member of the delegation for relations with the

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. He entered the European Parliament on 22 October 2004, replacing Chantal Simonot, who resigned on 1 October.

Career

* Certificate of elementary education * Active military service in Algeria (1962–1963) *

Meilleur Ouvrier de France ''Meilleur Ouvrier de France'' (shortened to MOF) is a competition for craftsmen held in France every four years. The winning candidates receive a medal. Description The title of ''Meilleur Ouvrier de France'' is a unique and prestigious award i ...

in printing * Former president of commercial court * Former union chairman * Honorary member of

Manche Manche (, ) is a coastal French département in Normandy, on the English Channel, which is known as ''La Manche'', literally "the sleeve", in French. It had a population of 495,045 in 2019.Lower Normandy Lower Normandy (french: Basse-Normandie, ; nrf, Basse-Normaundie) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, Lower and Upper Normandy merged becoming one region called Normandy. Geography The region included three departme ...

Regional council * Member of the

(1994–1999) * Knight of the National Order of Merit

References

European Parliament biography

External links

Declaration of financial interests
(in French; PDF file) 1942 births Living people People from Manche Politicians from Normandy National Rally (France) politicians MEPs for North-West France 2004–2009 MEPs for France 1994–1999 MEPs for France 1999–2004 National Rally (France) MEPs Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite {{France-politician-FN-stub