Henri Rochereau
Encyclopedia
Henri Rochereau was a French politician and European Commissioner
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Henri was the son of Victor Rochereau, a National Assembly of France député (deputy) for the Vendée
department (1914–1942). Henri worked as a solicitors clerk and later in an exporting business.
In the French presidential election, 1988
, he supported the right-wing National Front candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen
.
European Commissioner
A European Commissioner is a member of the 27-member European Commission. Each Member within the college holds a specific portfolio and are led by the President of the European Commission...
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Henri was the son of Victor Rochereau, a National Assembly of France député (deputy) for the Vendée
Vendée
The Vendée is a department in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean. The name Vendée is taken from the Vendée river which runs through the south-eastern part of the department.-History:...
department (1914–1942). Henri worked as a solicitors clerk and later in an exporting business.
In the French presidential election, 1988
French presidential election, 1988
Presidential elections were held in France on 24 April and 8 May 1988.In 1981, the Socialist Party leader, François Mitterrand, was elected President of France and the Left won the legislative election. However, in 1986, the Right regained a parliamentary majority. President Mitterrand was forced...
, he supported the right-wing National Front candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen is a French far right-wing and nationalist politician who is founder and former president of the Front National party. Le Pen has run for the French presidency five times, most notably in 2002, when in a surprise upset he came second, polling more votes in the first round than...
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Offices
- From 1949 to 1959 he was a member of the Senate of France for the Vendée department and a council leader for the cantonCantons of FranceThe cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...
of Les EssartsLes Essarts, VendéeLes Essarts is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.- Geography :...
- From May 1959 to August 1961 Minister for AgricultureMinister of Agriculture (France)The Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing of France is the governmental body charged with regulation and policy, for agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food.The department is headquartered in Hotel Villeroy, at No...
in the government of Michel DebréMichel DebréMichel Jean-Pierre Debré was a French Gaullist politician. He is considered the "father" of the current Constitution of France, and was the first Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic...
- From 1962 to 1970 he was Overseas Development CommissionerEuropean Commissioner for Development & Humanitarian AidThe Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response is a member of the European Commission. The post is currently held by Kristalina Georgieva....
in the second Hallstein CommissionHallstein CommissionThe Hallstein Commission is the European Commission that held office from 7 January 1958 to 30 June 1967. Its President was Walter Hallstein and held two separate mandates.-Work:...
, and from 1967, in the Rey CommissionRey CommissionThe Rey Commission is the European Commission that held office from 2 July 1967 to 30 June 1970. Its President was Jean Rey.-Work:It was the first Commission of the merged European Communities. It was the successor to the Hallstein Commission and was succeeded by the Malfatti Commission...
- From 1970 to 1986 he was President of the association of Large French Ports