Henri de Raincourt
Henri de Raincourt is a French politician who was Minister for Relations with Parliament and Minister in charge of Co-operation 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.
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, 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. 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.