Éric Raoult
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| Éric Raoult | |
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| Assumed office 2 March 1986 |
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| In office 13 June 2002 – 13 June 2002 [1] |
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| Born | 19 June 1955 Paris |
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| Nationality | French |
| Political party | Union for a Popular Movement |
| Website | Official blog of Éric Raoult |
Éric Raoult (Paris, 19 June 1955) is a French right-wing politician, currently affiliated to the Union for a Popular Movement.
[edit] Political career
Raoult started his political career as aid to the mayor of Le Raincy, in 1983. He was first elected deputy in 1986.
In 1995, Raoult was Minister in charge of "integration and activities against exclusion[1]. He has been mayor of Le Raincy since 1995.
Raoult was elected deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis in 2002. He is the vice-president of the National Assembly.
During the 2005 civil unrest, Le Raincy was, although untouched by the riots, the first town to decree a curfew.
In 2007, Raoult voted against inscribing the abolition of Capital punishment in the Constitution, advocating reserves for cases of "war, imminent danger or terrorist attacks". [2] [3]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Ministre chargé de l'intégration et de la lutte contre l'exclusion
- ^ Saran Koly. "Encore dix-huit députés pour la peine de mort", Libération, 2007-01-30. Retrieved on 2007-09-26. (French)
- ^ Guillaume Perrault. "La peine de mort revient à l'Assemblée", Le Figaro, 2007-01-30. Retrieved on 2007-09-26. (French)
