Gérard Larcher (born 14 September 1949) is a French politician who is currently the President of the Senate. 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. 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 receiving 173 votes against 134 votes for Socialist candidate Jean-Pierre Bel.[1]
[edit] Political career
Governmental function
Minister of Labor Relations : 2004-2005
Minister of Employment, Labor and for employability of young : 2005-2007
Electoral mandates
President of the Senate of France : Since 2008
Senator of Yvelines : 1986-2004 (Became minister in 2004) / And since 2007
Vice-president of the Senate of France : 1997-2001
Mayor of Rambouillet : 1983-2004 / And since 2007
Regional councillor of Île-de-France : 1985-1989
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