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Christian Poncelet (born 24 March 1928) is a conservative French politician. A member of President Nicolas Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP),〔(CV at Senate website ) .〕 he was President of the Senate from 1998 to 2008. In addition to being a Senator, he was Mayor of Remiremont (Vosges) and has been the President of the General Council of Vosges. ==Biography== Poncelet was born in Blaise (now part of Vouziers) in the Ardennes. He was elected to the National Assembly in the November 1962 parliamentary election from the Third Constituency of Vosges〔(Page for Poncelet as a member of the Second Legislature ), National Assembly website .〕 and was re-elected from the same constituency in the March 1967 parliamentary election〔(Page for Poncelet as a member of the Third Legislature ), National Assembly website .〕 and the June 1968 parliamentary election. He served as a deputy until August 1972, when he left his seat following his nomination as a member of the government.〔(Page for Poncelet as a member of the Fourth Legislature ), National Assembly website .〕 He was first elected to the Senate in September 1977, and he was re-elected in September 1986, September 1995, and September 2004, representing Vosges.〔 On 2 October 1998, Poncelet was elected by the Senate as its President in a third round of voting. The previous President of the Senate, Rene Monory, had withdrawn after the first round of voting. In the third round, Poncelet received 189 votes against 93 for Socialist candidate Claude Estier and one vote for the withdrawn Communist candidate Hélène Luc.〔"Gaullist elected as speaker of French upper house", France 2 TV teletext (nl.newsbank.com), 2 October 1998.〕 In 2000, Poncelet was awarde the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit. Following the September 2008 Senate election, it was announced on 24 September that Poncelet would not seek another term as President of the Senate, although he would continue to serve as a Senator.〔("Christian Poncelet ne souhaite pas briguer un nouveau mandat de Président du Sénat" ), Senate website, 24 September 2008 .〕 He was succeeded by Gérard Larcher, also from the UMP, on 1 October.〔("Séance du 1er octobre 2008 (compte rendu intégral des débats)" ), Senate website .〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christian Poncelet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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