Henri de Raincourt | |
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: | 17 November 1948 |
Birth Place: | Saint-Valérien, France |
Nationality: | French |
Party: | The Republicans |
Alma Mater: | Unilasalle |
Henri de Raincourt (pronounced as /fr/; 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.[1]
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.