Henri de Raincourt
{{Short description|French politician (born 1948)}}
{{Expand French|topic=gov|date=December 2008|Henri de Raincourt}}
{{ infobox officeholder
| name = Henri de Raincourt
| image = Henri de Raincourt-IMG 3640.jpg
| office = Minister for Relations with Parliament
| president = Nicolas Sarkozy
| primeminister = François Fillon
| predecessor = Roger Karoutchi
| successor = Patrick Ollier
| term_start = 2009
| term_end = 2010
| office2 = Member of the French Senate for Yonne
| term_start2 = 2012
| term_end2 = 2017
| predecessor2 = André Villiers
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|11|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Saint-Valérien, France
| nationality = French
| party = The Republicans
| alma_mater = Unilasalle
}}
Henri de Raincourt ({{IPA|fr|ɑ̃ʁi də ʁɛ̃kuʁ}}; born 17 November 1948) is a French politician who was Minister for Relations with Parliament (2009-2010) and Minister in charge of Co-operation (2010-2012) during Nicolas Sarkozy’s presidency. Previously a Senator representing the Yonne department, he is set to re-join the Senate in June 2012, a month after leaving the Government.{{Cite web|url=https://www.journaldunet.com/economie/magazine/1141767-declarations-d-interet-des-deputes-et-senateurs/1141924-henri-de-raincourt-yonne|title=Henri de Raincourt (Yonne) : la déclaration d'intérêt du sénateur UMP|website=www.journaldunet.com|language=fr|access-date=2020-03-10}}
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 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 Marquis de Sade.
He has been deputy chairman 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 Union for a Popular Movement 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 Yonne : 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
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{{Commons category|Henri de Raincourt}}
- [http://www.senat.fr/senfic/de_raincourt_henri86044g.html Page on the Senate website]
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{{Union for a Popular Movement}}
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Category:The Republicans (France) politicians
Category:French senators of the Fifth Republic
Category:Vice-presidents of the Senate (France)
Category:Recipients of St. George's Order of Victory
Category:Politicians from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Category:Government ministers of France
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