Roger Karoutchi

Roger Karoutchi (born 26 August 1951) is the French Ambassador to the OECD.[1] He is a former Secretary of State to the French Prime Minister, with responsibility for Relations with Parliament.[1]

Roger Karoutchi
Member of the French Senate
for Hauts-de-Seine
Assumed office
1 October 2011
Secretary of State for the Relations with the Parliament
In office
2007–2009
PresidentNicolas Sarkozy
Prime MinisterFrançois Fillon
Preceded byHenri Cuq
Succeeded byHenri de Raincourt
Personal details
Born (1951-08-26) 26 August 1951
Casablanca, Morocco
NationalityFrench
Moroccan
Political partyThe Republicans
Alma materSciences Po Aix

Early life

Karoutchi was born in Casablanca into a Moroccan Jewish family. His ancestors settled in Morocco in the 18th century from Livorno in Italy.

He received a master's degree from the Sciences Po Aix.[2]

Career

Karoutchi became a history teacher, first in Goussainville, and then in Paris, teaching from 1975 to 1985. He continued his political activity, which he had started at the age of 16, during that period, being a national delegate of the Rassemblement pour la République (RPR) from 1981 to 1986.

At that time, Karoutchi joined the office of Philippe Séguin, the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, eventually becoming Séguin's chief of staff when he became president of the Assemblée nationale.

Karoutchi was a Member of the European Parliament from 1997[3] to 1999 and Senator from Hauts-de-Seine from 1999 to 2007.[2]

He was very active in the 2007 presidential campaign of Nicolas Sarkozy, with whom he has a close personal relationship.[4]

From 2009 to 2011, Karoutchi served as the French Ambassador to the OECD.[5][6]

In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Karoutchi endorsed Sarkozy as the party’s candidate for the office of President of France.[7]

Political career

Governmental function

Secretary of State for Relations with Parliament : 2007-2009.

Electoral mandates

European Parliament

Member of European Parliament : 1997-1999 (Became senator of Hauts-de-Seine in 1999).

Senate of France

Senator of Hauts-de-Seine : 1999-2007 (Became secretary of State in 2007). Reelected in 2004.

Regional Council

Vice-president of the Regional Council of Ile-de-France : 1994-1998.

Regional councillor of Ile-de-France : Since 1992. Reelected in 1998, 2004.

Municipal Council

Deputy-mayor of Villeneuve-la-Garenne : Since 2008.

Municipal councillor of Villeneuve-la-Garenne : Since 2008.

Municipal councillor of Nanterre : 1989-1995.

Municipal councillor of Boulogne-Billancourt : 1995-2001.

Personal life

In January 2009, Karoutchi publicly announced that he is gay.[8] As such, he was the first French Minister to come out while in office.[9]

References
  1. 'Karoutchi ambassadeur auprès de l'OCDE,' 29 June 2009, Europe 1,
  2. Roger karoutchi. [Place of publication not identified]: Cede Publishing. 2012. ISBN 613-7-85530-9. OCLC 935757411.
  3. "PARTI SOCIALISTE - PARTI RADICAL DE GAUCHE-MOUVEMENT DES CITOYENS (Socialists)". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  4. "Nicolas Sarkozy the most influential political figure in France, poll finds". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  5. OECD, Ambassadors
  6. Accueil - Actualités
  7. Ludovic Vigogne (April 20, 2016), Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.
  8. 'French government minister confirms he is gay', Pink News, 23 January 2009
  9. Paul Parant, 'Primaires UMP : Karoutchi perd la région Ile-de-France', Têtu, 22 March 2009

Biography

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