Franck Borotra | |
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President of the departmental council of Yvelines | |
In office 1995–2005 | |
Preceded by | Paul-Louis Tenaillon |
Succeeded by | Pierre Bédier |
Member of the National Assembly from Yvelines' 2nd Constituency | |
In office 2 April 1986 – 18 June 2002 | |
Succeeded by | Valérie Pécresse |
Minister of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones | |
In office 7 November 1995 – 2 June 1997 | |
President | Jacques Chirac |
Prime Minister | Alain Juppé |
Preceded by | François Fillon |
Deputy mayor of Versailles | |
In office 1988–1995 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Nantes, France | 30 August 1937
Political party | Rally for the Republic party (RPR) |
Relations | Didier Borotra (twin brother) |
Children | Claire Borotra |
Alma mater | French Institute of Petroleum |
Franck Borotra (born 30 August 1937) is a French politician, member of the Rally for the Republic party. He was the Minister of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones from 7 November 1995 to 2 June 1997 under the government of Prime Minister Alain Juppé and was a member of the National Assembly from 1986 to 2002. He also served as President of the Departmental Council of Yvelines and Deputy Mayor of the city of Versailles.[1] Despite his long career in local and national politics, Borotra is little known among the French public.[2]
Borotra was born on 30 August 1937 in Nantes, in the Loire-Atlantique department on the west coast of France. He trained as an engineer.[1] Before entering politics, he worked in an oil refinery in Dunkirk. In a 2013 public appearance, he said that it was a visit by the former French President Charles de Gaulle to the refinery that motivated him to join politics.[3]
He is the twin brother of Didier Borotra, (Democratic Movement - MoDem), former French senator and mayor of Biarritz. His is also the father of the French actress Claire Borotra and the nephew of the French tennis player and politician Jean Borotra.[4]
In February 2002, Borotra announced, in a press release to his supporters, that he would not seek re-election in the 2002 legislative elections.[5] Referring to his career as an engineer and then his engagement in politics, Borotra said in the press release, "I've already had two lives and I will have a third." In 2005, he gave up his last elected mandate as president of the departmental council of Yvelines.[1] He has largely withdrawn from the public eye since leaving politics, only rarely appearing for public events.[3]