Christian Poncelet
President of the French Senate
In office
2 October 1998 – 30 September 2008
Preceded byRené Monory
Succeeded byGérard Larcher
Personal details
Born(1928-03-24)24 March 1928
Blaise, Ardennes
Died11 September 2020(2020-09-11) (aged 92)
Remiremont, France
Political partyUMP
Spouse
Yvette Miclot
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(m. 1949; died 2019)​
Children2

Christian Poncelet (24 March 1928 – 11 September 2020) was a conservative French politician. A member of President Nicolas Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP),[1] he was President of the Senate from 1998 to 2008. In addition to being a Senator, he was Mayor of Remiremont (Vosges) and was also the President of the General Council of Vosges.

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly in the November 1962 parliamentary election from the Third Constituency of Vosges[2] and was re-elected from the same constituency in the March 1967 parliamentary election[3] and the June 1968 parliamentary election. He served as a deputy until August 1972, when he vacated his seat following his nomination as a member of the government.[4] He was first elected to the Senate in September 1977, and he was re-elected in September 1986, September 1995, and September 2004, representing Vosges.[1]

On 2 October 1998, Poncelet was elected by the Senate as its President in a third round of voting. The previous President of the Senate, René Monory, had withdrawn after the first round of voting. In the third round, Poncelet received 189 votes against 93 for Socialist candidate Claude Estier and one vote for the withdrawn Communist candidate Hélène Luc.[5]

In 2000, Poncelet was awarded the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.

Following the September 2008 Senate election, it was announced on 24 September that Poncelet would not seek another term as President of the Senate, although he would continue to serve as a Senator.[6] He was succeeded by Gérard Larcher, also from the UMP, on 1 October.[7]

Personal life

Poncelet was born in Blaise (now part of Vouziers) in the Ardennes.

Poncelet died in Remiremont, on 11 September 2020, at the age of 92.[8]

Political career

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Governmental functions

Electoral mandates

European Parliament

National Assembly

Senate

Regional Council

General Council

Municipal Council

References

  1. ^ a b CV at Senate website (in French).
  2. ^ Page for Poncelet as a member of the Second Legislature, National Assembly website (in French).
  3. ^ Page for Poncelet as a member of the Third Legislature, National Assembly website (in French).
  4. ^ Page for Poncelet as a member of the Fourth Legislature, National Assembly website (in French).
  5. ^ "Gaullist elected as speaker of French upper house", France 2 TV teletext (nl.newsbank.com), 2 October 1998.
  6. ^ "Christian Poncelet ne souhaite pas briguer un nouveau mandat de Président du Sénat", Senate website, 24 September 2008 (in French).
  7. ^ "Séance du 1er octobre 2008 (compte rendu intégral des débats)", Senate website (in French).
  8. ^ Christian Poncelet, ancien président du Sénat et maire de Remiremont est mort à 92 ans (in French)
Political offices Preceded byHenri Torre Secretary of State for Budget 1974–1977 Succeeded byPierre Bernard-Reymond Preceded byRobert Boulin Secretary of State for Parliamentary Relations 1977 Succeeded byAndré Bord Preceded byRené Monory President of the French Senate 1998–2008 Succeeded byGérard Larcher


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