Gérard Larcher
Encyclopedia
Gérard Larcher is a French
politician who was President of the Senate of France from 2008 to 2011. A member of the center-right Union for a Popular Movement
, he was a Senator for the Yvelines
département from 1986 to 2004 and has been again since 2007.
Larcher was born in Flers
, Orne
to a Catholic family, but converted to Protestantism
upon his marriage. He was a junior minister in the Ministry of Social Affairs
and was the Mayor of Rambouillet
from 1983 to 2004.
Following the September 2008 Senate elections
, Larcher was endorsed for the position of President of the Senate by the majority UMP Parliamentary Group after a contest against former Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin
. He was elected as President of the Senate on 1 October 2008 receiving 173 votes against 134 votes for Socialist candidate Jean-Pierre Bel
.
Minister of Labor Relations : 2004-2005.
Minister of Employment, Labor and for employability of young : 2005-2007.
Electoral mandates
Senate of France
President of the Senate of France : 2008-2011.
Vice-president of the Senate of France : 1997-2001.
Président of the Economic Affairs Commission in the Senate : 2001-2004.
Senator of Yvelines
: 1986-2004 (Became minister in 2004) / And since 2007. Elected in 1986, reelected in 1995, 2007.
Regional Council
Regional councillor of Île-de-France
: 1985-1989 (Resignation). Elected in 1986.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Rambouillet
: 1983-2004 (Resignation) / Since 2007. Reelected in 1989, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2008.
Deputy-mayor of Rambouillet
: 2004-2007 (Resignation).
Municipal councillor of Rambouillet
: Since 1983. Reelected in 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
politician who was President of the Senate of France from 2008 to 2011. A member of the center-right Union for a Popular Movement
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
, he was a Senator for the Yvelines
Yvelines
Yvelines is a French department in the region of Île-de-France.-History:Yvelines was created from the western part of the defunct department of Seine-et-Oise on 1 January 1968 in accordance with a law passed on 10 January 1964 and a décret d'application from 26 February 1965.It gained the...
département from 1986 to 2004 and has been again since 2007.
Larcher was born in Flers
Flers, Orne
Flers is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.The inhabitants are called Flériens.-Geography:Flers is bordered to the north by the communes of Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers and Aubusson, to the north-east by Ronfeugerai, to the west by La Lande-Patry and Saint-Paul, to the...
, Orne
Orne
Orne is a department in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne.- History :Orne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution, on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandy and Perche.- Geography :Orne is in the region of...
to a Catholic family, but converted to Protestantism
Protestantism
Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
upon his marriage. He was a junior minister in the Ministry of Social Affairs
Minister of Social Affairs (France)
The Minister of Social Affairs and Employment The Minister of Social Affairs and Employment The Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (French: Ministre des Affaires sociales et de l'emploi is a cabinet member in the Government of France. The position was originally known as Minister of Labor...
and was the Mayor of Rambouillet
Rambouillet
Rambouillet is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.It is located in the suburbs of Paris southwest from the center...
from 1983 to 2004.
Following the September 2008 Senate elections
French Senate election, 2008
Indirect Senate elections were held for 114 of the 343 seats in the French Senate on 21 September 2008. With this election, the number of senators was increased from 331 to 343; Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin elected two senators each for the first time...
, Larcher was endorsed for the position of President of the Senate by the majority UMP Parliamentary Group after a contest against former Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Jean-Pierre Raffarin is a French conservative politician and senator for Vienne.Jean-Pierre Raffarin served as the Prime Minister of France from 6 May 2002 to 31 May 2005, resigning after France's rejection of the referendum on the European Union draft constitution. However, after Raffarin...
. He was elected as President of the Senate on 1 October 2008 receiving 173 votes against 134 votes for Socialist candidate Jean-Pierre Bel
Jean-Pierre Bel
Jean-Pierre Bel is a French politician who has been President of the Senate of France since 2011. From the Ariège department, Bel is a member of the Socialist Party; he was elected to the Senate in September 1998 and re-elected in September 2008...
.
Political career
Governmental functionMinister of Labor Relations : 2004-2005.
Minister of Employment, Labor and for employability of young : 2005-2007.
Electoral mandates
Senate of France
President of the Senate of France : 2008-2011.
Vice-president of the Senate of France : 1997-2001.
Président of the Economic Affairs Commission in the Senate : 2001-2004.
Senator of Yvelines
Yvelines
Yvelines is a French department in the region of Île-de-France.-History:Yvelines was created from the western part of the defunct department of Seine-et-Oise on 1 January 1968 in accordance with a law passed on 10 January 1964 and a décret d'application from 26 February 1965.It gained the...
: 1986-2004 (Became minister in 2004) / And since 2007. Elected in 1986, reelected in 1995, 2007.
Regional Council
Regional councillor of Île-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
: 1985-1989 (Resignation). Elected in 1986.
Municipal Council
Mayor of Rambouillet
Rambouillet
Rambouillet is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.It is located in the suburbs of Paris southwest from the center...
: 1983-2004 (Resignation) / Since 2007. Reelected in 1989, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2008.
Deputy-mayor of Rambouillet
Rambouillet
Rambouillet is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.It is located in the suburbs of Paris southwest from the center...
: 2004-2007 (Resignation).
Municipal councillor of Rambouillet
Rambouillet
Rambouillet is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.It is located in the suburbs of Paris southwest from the center...
: Since 1983. Reelected in 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008.